How can you teach someone is colourblind to cook?

Answer 1

Depending on the kind of colorblindness, cooking shouldn't be too difficult to learn. Food and ingredients, in addition to their color, are easily distinguished by texture, flavor, shape and smell.

So if you are unsure whether a kind of food could be mistaken for another by their color (different colors of onions for instance), make sure to check the differences in flavor (white onions are sweeter, yellow/orange ones are the standard, red ones are very sharp) or shape (Sjalots are more oval instead of round, and look different on the inside).

Various colors of tomatoes also have different flavors, and various powdered spices and cut herbs are clearly distinguished by smell. I'd suggest focusing on these things to avoid any confusion.

And, if all fails and you do find ingredients that are mixed up by a color-blind person, the easiest precaution is to use clearly labelled tins to store your materials in.

Finally, ensure that the workspace where you are cooking is clean and all required materials are laid out - this is always a good thing when cooking, because when the countertop is cluttered you might grab the wrong ingredient when you're in a hurry.