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by Lindsay Marean, InterCom Editor

Several years ago I got to spend some time in Córdoba, Spain, and I loved the food! I brought some recipes home with me and discovered that Spanish recipes aren't written exactly like recipes here in the United States. In this activity, students look at a few recipes in the target culture and think about how they are written. Then they write their own recipes and check over them to be sure they're consistent with target culture norms for writing recipes.

I've included links to a few recipes for salmorejo Cordobés, but you could use any target culture recipes as models.

Procedure:

1. Students look at examples of recipes in the target culture. For Spain, here are links to two recipes online: http://www.todareceta.es/click/index/9613426/?site=pintxos.paratorp.es and http://www.airesdecordoba.com/servicios/gastronomia-cordobesa/recetas-tipicas-de-cordoba/371-salmorejo
2. Students fill out the first page of the recipe writing worksheet (available here). An example based on the recipes for salmorejo Cordobés is available here.
3. As a whole class, discuss the different elements of a recipe in the target culture.
4. Students write their own recipes.
5. Students look back over their recipes using the checklist at the bottom of page two as a guide. This guide could also be used for peer review.

Naturally, you and your students may want to try out some of these recipes!