IBM Chef Watson

I like strange things. When I saw a recipe involving a jar of salsa, peanut butter, zucchini and sweet potatoes, I had to try it, and it was amazing! The recipe is for an African peanut soup. The Anthropologist in me wants to know what part of Africa, but the author of the recipe doesn't want me to. But nonetheless, it is tasty although probably not very authentic. When I learned about IBM's Chef Watson, I was very curious. The people at IBM and Bon Appetit decided to feed thousands of recipes in to Watson and see what it could learn. Watson is an artificial intelligence (AI), so rather than searching everything, it learns and recalls information fed into it. From all these recipes Watson has learned what flavor profiles go together. From IBM's Chef Watson website (https://www.ibmchefwatson.com/community) you can search for one or up to four ingredients and Watson will create a recipe based on those ingredients. You can adjust the results provided from normal to bizarre. I encourage you to check it out, play around, and get inspired. On my next day off, I'm going to try a garlic cake recipe from Watson. I have no idea what to expect.