പാചകപുസ്തകം:നയങ്ങൾ

This page describes policies for pages in the Cookbook. It is a "living document" so it will change over time to reflect the standards created by Cookbook contributors.

Recipe Formatting

Recipes should be formatted according to the recipe template.

Pages needing work

Pages which need work should be tagged with the {{cookwork}} template, and will appear in Category:Cookbook pages needing work. When a recipe has been sufficiently improved, the template should be removed.

Naming Conventions

Cookbook Pages

Case

The de-facto naming convention for Cookbook pages is title case.

Name

Recipes should be named according to their traditional name, their origin, or their ingredients. Avoid naming recipes for people, unless it is a well-known recipe by that name.

Recipes with a non-English name that have a common English name should be named with their common English name. For example, the primary name for Cookbook:Khaeng Keaw Wan should be Cookbook:Thai Green Curry. If necessary or desired a redirect from the name in the original language can be created. In cases where the non-English name is the common name, that name should be used, as in Cookbook:Huevos Rancheros.

Recipes names with special characters (diacritics, etc) should be primarily spelled with simple ASCII characters and a redirect should be created with the special characters included.

Special Diets

Recipes for a special diet which are substantially adjusted variations of a normal recipe should be denoted by the diet name in parentheses after the name of the recipe. A vegan variation of Cookbook:Chili would be Cookbook:Chili (Vegan); a gluten-free variation of Cookbook:Brownie would be Cookbook:Brownies (Gluten-Free); a lactose-free variation of Cookbook:Milkshake would be Cookbook:Milkshake (Lactose-Free). Recipes which adhere to a special diet, but are not variations for that specific diet should not be named in this fashion; instead only the appropriate category should be added. Trivial variations should be listed on the recipe page itself.

Duplicate Recipes and Disambiguation Pages

When there is more than one recipe for a single type of food, there are several ways to resolve the situation:

1. If one recipe is of poor quality, delete it.
2. If one recipe can be expressed as a variation upon the other, include it in the variations section and delete the original.
3. If the recipes can be merged into a single recipe, merge them and delete the originals.
4. Create a disambiguation page for the 'abstract' type of food (using the {{cookdp}} template as a header) and give each recipe a unique name.

In the last case, the distinguishing name should be as descriptive of the unique qualities of the recipe as possible. For example, a disambiguation page is Cookbook:Lasagne which links to Cookbook:Traditional Lasagne, Cookbook:Ricotta Lasagne, and Cookbook:Lasagne with bean sauce. If there is not an appropriately descriptive way to distinguish the recipes, roman numerals should be used, as in Cookbook:Hummus I.

Cookbook Categories

Cookbook-related categories are not entirely standardized, but these generally seem to be in the "normal" wikipedia form of capitalized first letter, lowercased first letter elsewhere (except with proper nouns).

For recipe categorization by ingredient, origin, diet, meal type, and recipe type classifications there is a tendency to use the "___ recipes" format e.g.:

• Category:Egg recipes (by ingredient)
• Category:Italian recipes (by origin)
• Category:Vegan recipes (by diet)
• Category:Cake recipes (by recipe type)
• Category:Dessert recipes (by meal type)

For ingredient categorization, a plural form is generally used, e.g.:

• Category:Fats and oils
• Category:Cheese

Featured Recipe and Ingredient

The featured recipe and ingredient should be chosen to highlight the potential of the Cookbook. They should therefore be well written and wikified. In addition, the featured recipe should:

• have a picture of the finished recipe (if possible)
• follow the recipe template
• have a recipe summary (see template above)
• have proper categories (by ingredient, diet, region, etc as appropriate)
• be an entire food item (i.e. not a component as in pie crust, sauces)

The featured ingredient should:

• have a picture of the ingredient
• have proper categories (by ingredient, diet, region, etc as appropriate)

The featured recipe and ingredient should be updated as frequently as once per week.

Selection

Cookbook contributors and users should tag worthy modules with Category:Featured recipe candidate or Category:Featured ingredient candidate.

Procedure

• Edit Template:Featured recipe or Template:Featured ingredient.
• Purge the cache of the main cookbook page, by clicking here. This which will allow non-logged in users to see the change.
• Add Category:Featured recipes or Category:Featured ingredients to the featured item.

Available Cookbook-Related Templates

See also Category:Cookbook templates

What to type	What it makes	Where it goes
{{cooknav}}		Top of Page
{{recipe}}	ഫലകം:Recipe note: also includes the page using the template in Category:Recipes	Top of Page, instead of {{cooknav}}
{{ingredient}}	ഫലകം:Ingredient note: also includes the page using the template in Category:Ingredients	Top of Page
{{dish}}	ഫലകം:Dish note: also includes the page using the template in Category:Dishes	Top of Page
{{equipment}}	ഫലകം:Equipment note: also includes the page using the template in Category:Equipment	Top of Page
{{unit}}	ഫലകം:Unit note: also includes the page using the template in Category:Cookbook/Units of measurement	Top of Page
{{technique}}	ഫലകം:Technique note: also includes the page using the template in Category:Cooking techniques	Top of Page
{{diet}}	ഫലകം:Diet note: also includes the page using the template in Category:Diets	Top of Page
{{cookbook help page}}	ഫലകം:Cookbook help page note: also includes the page using the template in Category:Cookbook help pages	Top of Page
{{cookbook special page}}	ഫലകം:Cookbook special page note: also includes the page using the template in Category:Cookbook special pages	Top of Page
{{cereal}}	ഫലകം:Cereal note: also includes the page using the template in Category:Cereals	Top of Page
{{cheese}}	ഫലകം:Cheese note: also includes the page using the template in Category:Cheeses	Top of Page
{{fruit}}	ഫലകം:Fruit note: also includes the page using the template in Category:Fruits	Top of Page
{{herb}}	ഫലകം:Herb note: also includes the page using the template in Category:Herbs and Spices	Top of Page
{{meat}}	ഫലകം:Meat note: also includes the page using the template in Category:Meat and poultry	Top of Page
{{nut}}	ഫലകം:Nut note: also includes the page using the template in Category:Nuts and seeds	Top of Page
{{seafood}}	ഫലകം:Seafood note: also includes the page using the template in Category:Seafood	Top of Page
{{seed}}	ഫലകം:Seed note: also includes the page using the template in Category:Nuts and seeds	Top of Page
{{spice}}	ഫലകം:Spice note: also includes the page using the template in Category:Herbs and Spices	Top of Page
{{vegetable}}	ഫലകം:Vegetable note: also includes the page using the template in Category:Vegetables	Top of Page
{{Recipesummary| |Category = Dessert recipes |Servings = 1-2 |Energy = 100 Cal (400 kJ) |Time = 30 minutes |Difficulty = 3 |Note = Requires specific tools |Image = [[Image:Hamburger_sandwich.jpg|300px]] }}	ഫലകം:Recipesummary	Top of Page, above {{cooknav}} or {{recipe}}
{{recipesummary|Dessert recipes|1-2|30 minutes|3|[[Image:Hamburger_sandwich.jpg|300px]]|100 Cal (400 kJ)|Requires specific tools}}	ഫലകം:Recipesummary	Top of Page, above {{cooknav}} or {{recipe}}
{{cookwork|Optional reason for work}}		Top of Page
{{cookstub}}		Bottom of Page
{{1881}} Talk		Bottom of Page
{{Oscookbook}} Talk		Bottom of Page
{{Decameron}} Talk		Bottom of Page
{{featured recipe}}		Anywhere.
{{featured ingredient}}		Anywhere.
{{Nutrition Summary| |ServingSize=1/6 of recipe (300 g) |Servings=6 |Cals=128 |FatCals=31 |TotalFat=3 g |SatFat=2 g |Cholesterol=7 mg |Sodium=351 mg |Carbs=19 g |Fiber=3 g |Sugars=0 g |Protein=6 g |VitaminA=405% |VitaminC=15% |Calcium=8% |Iron=8% }}	ഫലകം:Nutrition Summary	Top of Page, after {{recipesummary}}, but before navigation
{{nutritionsummary|1/6 of recipe (300 g)|6|128|31|3 g|2 g|7 mg|351 mg|19 g|3 g|0 g|6 g|405%|15%|8%|8%}}	ഫലകം:Nutritionsummary	Top of Page, after {{recipesummary}}, but before navigation
{{Seasonality|Apricot|1|1|1|1|3|3|3|2|2|1|1|1}}	ഫലകം:Seasonality	Top of ´Seasonality´ paragraph.
{{Seasonality|Apricot|1|1|1|1|3|3|3|2|2|1|1|1|2|3|3|3|2|1|1|1|1|1|1|1}}	ഫലകം:Seasonality	Top of ´Seasonality´ paragraph.

Usage notes

1. {{Recipesummary}}:
   • All fields are optional, see Template:Recipe summary/doc#Examples for examples on using this template.
   • The "Category" tries to resolve to an actual category, but does not include the recipe in that category.
   • Rating is between 1 and 5 inclusive.
2. {{nutritionsummary}} is shorthand for {{Nutrition Summary}}. Its arguments are in the order they are displayed.
3. {{Seasonality}}:
   • The numbers entered are 1,2 or 3 for each month. 1 means the ingredient is not in season, 2 means the ingredient is not at it´s best, but is grown by natural means and 3 means the ingredient is in season. These values are entered for the northern hemisphere. The values for the southern hemisphere are automatically rotated 6 months.
   • Should preferably be accomplished by a small paragraph explaining the details of the seasonality of the ingredient. The page should also:
     • be tagged with one or more of Category:Spring ingredients, Category:Summer ingredients, Category:Autumn ingredients, Category:Winter ingredients or Category:Ingredients available all year.
     • be added to the tables on the seasonality page.
4. {{SeasonalitySpec}} is used to enter the values for the southern hemisphere manually. The template has 24 number fields one per month per hemisphere, from Jan to Dec, northern hemisphere first.