what is recipe
Hi,
Refer to some dictionary, it says that a set of instructions for preparing a particular dish, including a list of the ingredients required.
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I just want to make sure what exactly recipe is. So it is instructions about how to cook a dish essentially, right? Thank you!

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In genreal, a recipe is the set of instructions that you follow to make a dish. 
So it is just an alogorithm to arrive at the final solution ( the food you make).
It dictates all the steps you need to follow to make the food and if you follow it diligently all the times then the end product would always be the same.

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Yes, that's right.

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Yes, you are right, a recipe is the instructions about how to cook a dish of food.  They often include a list of ingredients, and how to mix or use the ingredients.  Often there is a picture of the food  as it is finished. 
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