Food & Cooking Codexery — Data & Quality

We publish our audit record because accuracy claims should be checkable. Every entry on this site runs through an automated fact-audit pipeline (accuracy audit → source-grounded repair → visual QA); this page is generated from that pipeline's own report, not written by hand.

Last full accuracy audit: 2026-09-07 · 5 entries checked · 3 flagged · 6 issues confirmed · 3 corrected · 3 still open

Recent findings (audit lane, verbatim)

Snack — The entry states peanuts were introduced to North America directly from South America via the Caribbean by European traders, but the established historical consensus is that peanuts were brought to North America from Africa on slave ships.

Snack — The claim that the average person in Canada ate 300 snacks in 2010 is not a verifiable canonical fact from a reliable source and appears to be unsubstantiated.

Soup — The claim that chef Alexis Soyer set up a kitchen in Dublin capable of feeding about 1,000 people per day is incorrect; it could feed up to 8,000 per day.

Soup — The earliest direct evidence of soup-making is stated as 'around 20,000 years ago at most', but the oldest known archaeological evidence is generally dated to around 8,000–10,000 years ago, not 20,000.

Stew — The claim that beef stew and dumplings was one of England's national dishes in the 14th century is inaccurate because dumplings as known today were not common in England at that time, and the concept of a 'national dish' is anachronistic for that period.

Stew — The statement that 'Le Viandier' was written by Taillevent is inaccurate; the work is a compilation that predates him, and his authorship is debated.

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