the cooking language: extending the theory of pattens for a new way to cook

cooking language

taichi isaku, emi kubonaga, takashi iba

Keio University, Japan

Taichi Isaku

Pattern Writer for Creativity and Cooking

・Collaboration Patterns

・Creative CoCooking Patterns

・Global Life Patterns

・Parenting Patterns (on progress)

etc..

objective:

To apply Alexander’s theory of centers and patterns to create a new method of cooking

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limitations of a recipe


out of daily contexts

lack of creativity



lack of creativity

many of us don’t need a recipe when we cook



lack of creativity

Just following the directions on a recipe exactly is not at all creative



lack of creativity

recipes WILL CONTINUE to be an important way to pass down knowledge and a reference for what and how to cook

but

we also need a way to cook more creatively and dynamically

recipes WILL CONTINUE to be an important way to pass down knowledge and a reference for what and how to cook

but

cooking language

cooking language

a new way to enhance creativity in the kitchen

cooking language

a new way to enhance creativity in the kitchen

focuses on a single food item and names the ways it is used in dishes

ontology

The cooking language is a collection of sublanguages, each a collection of “cooking words”

cooking language

ontology


cooking language

ontology


onion language tofu languageegg language

Taste Trap Taste Sponge

Egg Sauce

Yolk Glaze

cooking language

ontology




Egg Sauce

Yolk Glaze

(onion words) (tofu words)

cooking language

ontology




Egg Sauce

Yolk Glaze


cooking language

ontology

cooking words




Egg Sauce

Yolk Glaze

egg language

an egg

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an egg

layout

Egg SauceNo.13

two-page spread

Egg SauceNo.13

name

illustration

context

explanation

examples

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Egg Sauce

Eggs and toastEgg sandwiches Egg Benedicts

When eating bread or rice with eggs

you can use the eggs as a saucejust as you would put on jam or butter.

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layout

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Simple Star

Wild Card

Richness Add-on

Stiffness Gradient

Fluffy Material

Golden Yolk

Taste Mildizer

Clinging Veil

Egg Clay

Taste Trap

Ingredient Pocket

Taste Sponge

Yolk Capsule

Oil Cotton

Taste Jellifier

Moist Base

Yolk Glaze

Egg Glue

19 Total Egg Words

Found

Egg Sauce

Simple Star

Wild Card

Richness Add-on

Stiffness Gradient

Fluffy Material

Golden Yolk

Taste Mildizer

Clinging Veil

Egg Clay

Taste Trap

Ingredient Pocket

Taste Sponge

Yolk Capsule

Oil Cotton

Taste Jellifier

Moist Base

Yolk Glaze

Egg Glue

19 Total Egg Words

Found

Egg Sauce

“The yolk of the egg can itself become a sauce for bread or rice”

Simple Star

Wild Card

Richness Add-on

Stiffness Gradient

Fluffy Material

Golden Yolk

Taste Mildizer

Clinging Veil

Egg Clay

Taste Trap

Ingredient Pocket

Taste Sponge

Egg Sauce

Yolk Capsule

Oil Cotton

Taste Jellifier

Moist Base

Egg Glue

19 Total Egg Words

Found

Yolk Glaze

“You can paint some yolk on top of pastry to get an glaze effect when baked”

Simple Star

Wild Card

Richness Add-on

Stiffness Gradient

Fluffy Material

Golden Yolk

Taste Mildizer

Clinging Veil

Egg Clay

Taste Trap

Ingredient Pocket

Taste Sponge

Egg Sauce

Yolk Capsule

Oil Cotton

Taste Jellifier

Moist Base

Egg Glue

19 Total Egg Words

FoundYolk

Glaze

3 uses of the Cooking Language

3 uses of the Cooking Language

source for ideas while cooking

guideline for making cooking decisions

tool to analyze dishes by others

Katsu-don (japanese-style

pork cutlets cooked with eggs)

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Katsu-don (japanese-style

pork cutlets cooked with eggs)

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an egg

I can cook some soup and use the eggs as a“Taste Sponge”

an egg

I can toast some bread and make some poached eggs to use it as “Egg Sauce”


an egg


I’ll have to keep “Stiffness Gradient” in my mind so that I don’t overcook the sunny-side ups


an egg


Oh, I could use the eggs in the fridge to add some “Clinging Veil to this dish!

I’ll have to keep “Stiffness Gradient” in my mind so that I don’t overcook the sunny-side ups


an egg


Egg Sauce

Yolk Glaze

egg language


Egg Sauce

Yolk Glaze


cooking language


linking back to Alexander

a system of Centers enforcing one another through connection and overlap

Wholeness

a physical system that occupies space with a specially marked coherence

Centers

Centers exist chiefly in relation to the Wholeness

a system of Centers enforcing one another through connection and overlap

Wholeness

a physical system that occupies space with a specially marked coherence

Centers B E: :B

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Ingredients exist chiefly in relation to the Whole Dish

The Wholeness of a dish


beef stew(the whole)


beef stewbeef

(the whole)


beef stewbeef

onions

(the whole)


beef stewbeef

carrots onions

(the whole)


beef stewbeef

carrots onions

oil

(the whole)


beef stew

salt

beef

carrots onions

oil

(the whole)


beef stewherbs

salt

beef

carrots onions

oil

(the whole)


beef stewherbs

salt

beef

carrots onions

water

oil

(the whole)


beef stewherbs

salt

beef

carrots onions

water

oil

each ingredient is a center

(the whole)

The ingredients define the dish &

The dish defines the role of the ingredients

Patterns

rules for creating a new living center to enforce the Whole

Patterns


Patterns


Cooking Words


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Future Work

Properties

Structural features that are recurrent among things with a Wholeness

that show how centers enforce one another


Egg Sauce

Yolk Glaze


cooking language


find similar structures + functions among

different sublanguages

Properties



Properties



Cooking Properties

Structural features that are recurrent among delicious dishes

that show how ingredients enforce one another

Properties



Generative Cooking Patterns(EuroPLoP14)

A method of making and using patterns for cooking that helps decision-making in the kitchen

Past Works

Creative CoCooking Patterns(EuroPLoP15)

A pattern language for cooking to make the process more social and creative

Thesse patterns should also create new centers

which will enforce the Wholeness of cooking

Thesse patterns should also create new centers

which will enforce the Wholeness of cooking

consider the relationship between

the Cooking Language and these patterns

& enforce this connection

lastly: a word about culture

Alexander (NOO 1): Wholeness includes cultural aspects:

the particular set of centers define the cultural variances that we experience in the world.




The cooking language differs between cultures: a different set of cooking words exist for the same ingredient.





The use of the Cooking Language as a tool for understanding culture





The use of the Cooking Language as a tool for understanding culture

cooking language

the cooking language: extending the theory of pattens for a new way to cook

Design

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cooking language taichi

new method of cooking

collection of sublanguages