culture-recipes-authenticity

name: culture-recipes-authenticity description: Fact-check and verify culture pages, traditions, and recipes; add and validate hyperlink sources; test authenticity of cultural and culinary claims. Use when adding or editing cultural-traditions.json, recipes.json, country pages, recipe pages, or any tradition/food/recipe content in TryRamadan.

Culture & Recipes Authenticity

Use this skill when adding or reviewing country culture pages, traditions, foods, recipes, and sources in TryRamadan. Verify claims against authoritative sources and add hyperlinks where appropriate.

1. Data locations

Optional fields for sourcing:

• Country / tradition: sources array: { "title": "Short label", "url": "https://..." }
• Recipe: sources array: { "title": "Short label", "url": "https://..." }

2. Fact-checking workflow

Before adding or editing any tradition or food

1. Identify the claim – What exactly are we stating? (e.g. "Fanous is a Ramadan lantern in Egypt", "Harira is the iconic iftar soup in Morocco".)
2. Find at least one authoritative source – Prefer:
   • Official or national tourism/culture sites (e.g. Saudi, UAE, Egypt)
   • UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage (e.g. iftar listing, country pages)
   • Academic or well-sourced references (Wikipedia with citations, peer-reviewed)
   • Reputable news or culture outlets (BBC, The National, Egypt Today)
3. Cross-check – Ensure the source supports the claim; note if it’s “widely reported” vs “officially documented”.
4. Add a source link – Add a sources entry with a short title and the url. Do not invent URLs; verify each link.

Before adding or editing any recipe

1. Dish authenticity – Is the dish actually associated with the stated country/region and with Ramadan/suhoor/iftar where we say so?
2. Ingredients and method – Are they consistent with traditional preparations? Flag if the recipe is a simplified or fusion version and add a note in significance or tips if needed.
3. Nutrition and times – Prefer realistic prep/cook/total times and plausible nutrition (or omit if unknown).
4. Source – Add sources (e.g. "Traditional preparation", "Regional cookery") with a URL to a recipe, food history, or cultural article when available.

3. Preferred source types

Avoid: blogs with no citations, commercial recipe sites without cultural context, social media.

4. Red flags

• Traditions: Claiming a tradition is “ancient” or “official” without a source; attributing a practice to the wrong country or region.
• Foods: Listing a dish as “Ramadan staple” for a country where it isn’t; mixing up similar dishes (e.g. thareed vs tashreeb).
• Recipes: Recipe that doesn’t match the stated cuisine; fabricated nutrition or timing; copied text without attribution.
• Demographics: Muslim population figures that are outdated or wrong; always prefer recent census or Pew/demographic reports and add a source.
• Arabic names: Verify spelling and transliteration (see also islamic-content-authenticity for Arabic/glossary).

5. Per-country checklist (when expanding or editing)

For each country in cultural-traditions.json:

• Traditions: each has a clear description; at least one has a source if it’s a strong or contested claim.
• Foods: list matches common Ramadan/suhoor/iftar foods for that country; add a country-level or tradition-level source where possible.
• Cities: suhoor_meals, iftar_meals, desserts_and_drinks, rituals_and_traditions are consistent with the country and not copy-pasted from elsewhere.
• majorMosques: names and cities are correct; links (googleMapsUrl, appleMapsUrl) work.
• muslimPopulation / muslimPopulationNote: plausible and sourced if possible (e.g. Wikipedia demography, Pew Research).

6. Per-recipe checklist

• countryId matches a country in cultural-traditions.json.
• region is consistent (e.g. "Levant", "South Asia").
• ingredients and steps are coherent and feasible.
• significance/tips/benefits are accurate and not overstated.
• Optional: add sources with at least one URL (recipe, culture, or food history).

7. Testing authenticity (how to “test”)

When asked to test authenticity of culture, traditions, or recipes:

1. Read the current text (tradition description, food list, recipe name/description/significance).
2. Search for the tradition or dish + country/region + “Ramadan” (or “iftar”/“suhoor”) and open 1–2 authoritative links.
3. Compare: Does the source confirm or contradict our text? Note any correction (e.g. “Fanous is Fatimid-era” not “Pharaonic”; or “Harira is Moroccan iftar soup” confirmed).
4. Suggest: Add or update a sources entry with the verified URL; or propose an edit to the description if wrong.
5. Document: In a PR or comment, briefly state: “Verified: [claim] via [source]. Added source link.”

Do not mark content as “authentic” without at least one real, checked source. Prefer “sourced” or “verified against [X]” rather than “authenticated” in formal wording.

8. References

When in doubt, add a source link and a short note (e.g. “Source: …”) rather than leaving claims unsourced. Prefer accuracy over quantity; one well-sourced tradition is better than several unverified ones.