Could Spotify become the new go-to service for recipes?
Just as cooking websites like Allrecipes disrupted traditional sources like cookbooks and personal notebooks and recipe cards, these playlists on Spotify could, on a smaller scale, modernise how recipes are read
A Spotify playlist that doubles as a recipe is a new concept dreamed up by users. Image: Shutterstock
Many chefs—both professionals and amateurs—love to blast some music when they're cooking in the kitchen. But music could even be used for providing instructions for a recipe. Some creative users are making playlists whose titles, when put together, double as a recipe. A concept that is both wacky and ingenious!
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A photo, a list of ingredients, a set of instructions, and possibly some preparation tips... Recipes nearly always follow the same format to provide home cooks with the best way to proceed in order to create the dish in question successfully. You probably never imagined that this format could get a revolutionary shake-up, but you clearly weren't considering the infinite possibilities of the audio world.
Just as cooking websites like Allrecipes disrupted traditional sources like cookbooks and personal notebooks and recipe cards, these playlists on Spotify could, on a smaller scale, modernize how recipes are read. One American user had fun disclosing his recipe for kimchi fried rice using only relevant song titles so a listener can understand the step-by-step procedure.
