Engineer's 20-Year-Old Recipe Format Goes Viral, Sparks Online Debate
An Engineer's Old Cooking Trick Is Going Viral, Divides the Internet
A recipe format created by software engineer Michael Chu for his website Cooking For Engineers has gone viral after a tweet showcased its column-based layout, which visually links ingredients to steps. The format, built with HTML tables, eliminates the need to scroll through lengthy backstories. Chu, surprised by the attention, explained that his system blends engineering structure with culinary intuition, and many online users praised it as a game-changer, while others questioned its novelty.
Structure and intuition aren’t really opposites at all. A well organized recipe can actually help someone build real understanding of cooking a lot faster.