All ingredients start with either a B or a W. If the quantities for each ingredient are converted to tablespoons (as the portion size for the Preparatory Steps suggests), then each recipe converts to a string of B and W. The ingredients of the Preparatory Steps thereby serve as a shorthand for longer strings of B and W.
Spice Mix ( A ) --> BWBW
BWBW 4
Seasoning Sauce ( C ) --> BWWBWW
BWWBWW 6
Grubby Rub ( D ) --> BWBB
BWBB 4
Funky Salsa ( E ) --> WBAWDWBAACWCACAWBWWBBACWBWWBDWWBA
WBBWBWWBWBBWBBWBWBWBWBWWBWWWBWWBWWBWBWBWWBWWBWBWWBWWBBBWBWBWWBWWWBWWBBWBBWWBBWBW 80
Special Flavoring ( F ) --> BAWBAAAWCBWWABBDWBAWBDAAWCWAADWBD
BBWBWWBBWBWBWBWBWBWWBWWBWWBWWBWBWBBBWBBWBBWBWWBBWBBBWBWBWBWWBWWBWWWBWBWBWBWBWBBWBBWBB 85
Tasty Crumbles ( G ) --> WBAWCWCCAACCWCBBWBADWWBAWCWCCBBAB
WBBWBWWBWWBWWWBWWBWWBWWBWWBWBWBWBWBWWBWWBWWBWWWBWWBWWBBWBBWBWBWBBWWBBWBWWBWWBWWWBWWBWWBWWBWWBBBWBWB 99
Hot Proteins ( H ) --> WBBBEWDWBAACWCACAWWDDCWBWWBAAWBAB
WBBBWBBWBWWBWBBWBBWBWBWBWBWWBWWWBWWBWWBWBWBWWBWWBWBWWBWWBBBWBWBWWBWWWBWWBBWBBWWBBWBWWBWBBWBBWBWBWBWBWWBWWWBWWBWWBWBWBWWBWWBWBWWWBWBBBWBBBWWBWWWBWWBBWBWBWBWWBBWBWB 162
Dark Concentrate ( J ) --> WBAWAWAAAAWACAWAADAWABBWBABDABBWW
WBBWBWWBWBWWBWBWBWBWBWBWBWBWWBWBWBWWBWWBWBWWBWBWBWBWBWBBBWBWWBWBWBBWBBWBWBBWBBBWBWBBWW 86
Strong Fortifier ( K ) --> DAWBBWBCBBBGWWBWBAWBWWWBWWBDWBAAD
BWBBBWBWWBBWBBWWBWWBBBWBBWBWWBWWBWWWBWWBWWBWWBWWBWBWBWBWBWWBWWBWWBWWWBWWBWWBBWBBWBWBWBBWWBBWBWWBWWBWWWBWWBWWBWWBWWBBBWBWBWWBWBBWBWWBWWWBWWBBWBBWBBWBWBWBWBWBB 157
Cold Carbs ( L ) --> BBAWBBWBCADAAWCWBWWBBAABBAWBBWBC
BBBWBWWBBWBBWWBWWBWBWBWBBBWBWBWBWWBWWBWWWBWWBBBWBWBWBWBBBWBWWBBWBBWWBWW 71
Decoding the main recipe works exactly the same way, only it leads to much longer strings. The lengths of the strings are all multiples of 5:
100 = 20 x 5
160 = 32 x 5
85 = 17 x 5
95 = 19 x 5
185 = 37 x 5
165 = 33 x 5
110 = 22 x 5
135 = 27 x 5
These are the same as the number of little squares for each of the eight rectangle shapes in the serving suggestion.
Writing each string of B and W in 5 lines (as the serving suggestion hints) gives the following result:
BWBWBWBWBBWBBWBWWBBW
BWBWBWBWBWWBWWBWWBWW
BWBWBBBWBBWBBWBWWBBW
BBBWBWBWBWWBWWBWWWBW
BWBWBWBWBBWBBWBBWBBW
BWBWBBWBWWBWBBWBBBWBWBBWWWBWWBWW
BWBWBWWBWWBWBWWBWBWBWBWBWBWBWBWW
BBBWBBWBWWBWBWWBWBWBWBWBWBWBWBWW
BWBWBWWBWWBWBWWBWBWBWBWBWBBBWBWW
BWBWBBWBBWBWBBWBBBWBWBBWWBWBWBBW
BBBWBWBBBWBBBWBBW
BWBWBWBWBWBWWWBWW
BBWWBWBWBWBWBWBBW
BWBWBWBWBWBWBWWBW
BWBWBWBWBWBBBWBBW
BBWBBBWWBWWBWBWWBBW
BWWBWBWBWBWBWBWWBWW
BBWBWBWBWBWBWBWWBBW
WBWBWBWBBBWBWBWWWBW
BBWBWBWBWBWBWBBWBBW
BBBWBWBWBBBWBBBWBBWBBBWBBWBWWBWBBWBBW
BWBWBWBWWBWWWBWWBWWBWBWBWWBWWBWBWWBWW
BBBWBWBWWBWWWBWWBBWBBWWBBWBWWBWBBWBBW
BWBWBWBWWBWWWBWWBWWBWBWBWWBWWBWBWWWBW
BBBWBBBWWBWWWBWWBBWBWBWBWWBBWBWBBWBBW
BWWBWBBBWBBBWBWWBBWBBWWBWWBBBWBBW
BWWBWWBWWWBWWBWWBWWBWWBWBWBWBWBWW
BWWBWWBWWWBWWBWWBBWBBWBWBWBBWWBBW
BWWBWWBWWWBWWBWWBWWBWWBBBWBWBWWBW
BBWBWWBWWWBWWBBWBBWBBWBWBWBWBWBBW
BBBWWBWWBBBWBWWBBWBWBW
BWBWBWBWBWBWBWWBWWBWBW
BBBWBWBWBBWWBWWBBWWBWW
BWBWBBBWBWBWBWWBWWWBWW
BBBWBWBWBWBWBBWBBWWBWW
BBBWBWBWBWBWBWBBBWBWWBBWBBW
WBWWBWBWBWBBBWBWBWBWWBWWBWW
WBWWBBBWBWBWBWBBBWBWWBBWBBW
WBWWBWBWBWBWBWBWBWBWWBWWWBW
WBWWBWBWBWBWBWBBBWBBWBBWBBW
Each string contains an encoded word that becomes clearly visible when treating the B as b lack pixels and the W as w hite pixels:
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Each word is the English translation of an Italian pasta type:
RUOTE
ELICOIDALE
ANELLI
LUMACHE
FARFALLE
ORECCHIETTE
ORZO
DITALI
Taking the first letter of each word yields REAL FOOD
