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Originally Posted by Giggleton
We might think it is absurd to imagine copyrighing the expression of ingredients into a highly edible dish, but the chef did take a lot of time and effort to create.
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It is absurd to you. But it is a little presumptuous to use the word "we" above. Here is a web site discussing the intellectual property rights of innovative chefs:
Preparing patent applications on food recipes that will have a strong chance of succeeding can be a little tricky. No matter how tasty the dish or how much people rave about it, your recipe must still meet the basic conditions of patentability all other inventions must meet: The recipe must be useful, novel and non-obvious.
The explanation of the recipe, such as in a cookbook, can be copyrighted. The recipe itself can be potentially patented as explained above.