Optional items on the shopping list

Some recipes include optional ingredients (like garnish, chili flakes, or specialty extras). Optional items can clutter a shopping list if you don’t need them.

Best practice

Mark optional ingredients clearly:

• fresh cilantro (optional)
• 1 tsp chili flakes (optional)

If your UI supports it

• Keep optional items hidden by default.
• Toggle them on only when you want them.

Related articles

• Optional ingredients and substitutions
• Shopping list: how it works