5 Tips on How to Write About Food

  1. Think about what kind of food writing your want to do.
  2. Find a unique angle or niche that you want to write about.
  3. Learn to write descriptively and use sensual language.
  4. Avoid overusing generic terms like “delicious” or “tasty”

 

In this literary sense, food writing aspires toward more than merely communicating information about food; it also aims to provide readers with an aesthetic experience.

 

Consider these suggestions as you embark on your food writing career:

  • Food should be sensual: remember that food writing should focus on the senses. What does a dish look like? …
  • Limit your use of adjectives. …
  • Avoid generic terms. …
  • Make the act of cooking an action movie.