Parsnip – Duolingo for Cooking
We're building Parsnip to create a "tech tree" of cooking skills that allows anyone to level up on the building blocks of cooking knowledge while tracking their progress over time. It took us a few iterations to figure out the right product; here's the story of our latest pivot: [https://parsnip.substack.com/p/a-new-hope] The goal is to create a personalized way to learn any recipe on the Internet, then use this as a springboard to help home cooks of all levels solve the problem of repeated meal planning in a 10x better way:…
In plain words
Parsnip is a cooking education platform that teaches fundamental culinary skills through a structured progression system, similar to language learning apps. It tracks users' cooking knowledge development over time and helps home cooks of all skill levels learn recipes from across the internet. The platform aims to simplify meal planning by building personalized cooking competency, making it easier for people to prepare varied meals at home.
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We're building Parsnip to create a "tech tree" of cooking skills that allows anyone to level up on the building blocks of cooking knowledge while tracking their progress over time. It took us a few iterations to figure out the right product; here's the story of our latest pivot: [https://parsnip.substack.com/p/a-new-hope] The goal is to create a personalized way to learn any recipe on the Internet, then use this as a springboard to help home cooks of all levels solve the problem of repeated meal planning in a 10x better way: [https://parsnip.substack.com/p/vision-part-one] We believe that solving this problem at scale is good for people and for the planet [https://parsnip.substack.com/p/why-we-started-parsnip] and that now is the perfect time in history to do it: [https://parsnip.substack.com/p/why-now]. Would love any suggestions, feedback, or advice; and happy to answer any questions!
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