While traditionally one needs to buy ingredients listed in recipes, modern technology brought tools that enable reverse

recipe lookup - users list ingredients they have, and the tool retrieves recipes they can make.[16][not in citation given] Molecular gastronomy provides chefs with cooking techniques and ingredients. But this discipline also provides new theories and methods which aid recipe design. These methods are used by chefs, foodies, home cooks and even mixologists worldwide to improve or design recipes. Foodpairing identifies which foods go well with one another. The method provides food and/or beverage combinations that are solely based on the flavor profile of the food and beverage products.