receptuppgift

Receptuppgift is a Swedish term used primarily in educational contexts to describe an assignment that centers on recipes. The word combines recept (recipe) and uppgift (assignment or task). In Sweden, receptuppgifter are common in courses such as hemkunskap (home economics) and culinary education, where students may be asked to create, modify, compare, or analyze recipes as part of an assessment.

A typical receptuppgift includes several elements. It usually specifies a title, a list of ingredients with quantities, and step-by-step instructions. It may also require information about yield (servings), preparation and cooking times, temperature, and equipment. Nutritional information, allergen notes, and budget or cost considerations are often requested. Some tasks ask for substitutions, scale adjustments to serve different numbers of people, or adaptations to meet dietary restrictions.

The purpose of a receptuppgift is to develop practical cooking skills alongside related competencies such as math (measurement and scaling), reading comprehension, planning, budgeting, safety and hygiene, and the ability to communicate instructions clearly. Assessments typically consider accuracy and reproducibility of the recipe, the clarity of the written instructions, the feasibility of the plan, and, in practical components, the outcome of the cooking itself.

Variants of receptuppgifter may emphasize different learning goals, such as recipe analysis, cultural or nutritional comparisons, or the creation of original recipes. While commonly used in Swedish education, the concept can also appear in other educational settings that emphasize practical cooking and meal planning.