Editorial Policy

Last updated: October 24, 2026

Tamarind & Yam publishes general everyday cooking guides and illustrative recipes. This policy explains our byline, sources, examples, illustrations, corrections, and commercial relationships.

Purpose and scope

A guide should help with a concrete decision and include a clear approach, a worked example, and useful alternatives. We do not provide medical nutrition advice, prescribe diets, or promise health or weight outcomes. Recipes are illustrative, have not been physically tested for publication, and include estimated amounts and timings. Read the Cooking & Recipe Notes.

Authorship and AI assistance

Tamarind & Yam Editorial is the publication’s byline, rather than the name of an individual professional. The launch articles, examples, worksheets, and vector illustrations were created with AI assistance. We do not claim undocumented credentials, physical testing, personal experience, commissions, or professional review.

AI-assisted material can contain errors or miss relevant context. Readers can report a specific problem through the contact form; the presence of a source does not mean that its organization has reviewed this publication.

Sources and examples

For food-safety facts, we prefer official food-safety agencies such as the FDA, USDA, and NHS. For a particular ingredient or appliance, the actual product label and manufacturer’s instructions matter. Sources are linked where they support a specific point. Our original illustrative examples are separated from documented facts, and are not reported as reader results or first-hand trials.

We avoid invented quotations, studies, statistics, and claims of credentials. Publication dates reflect when material first appears on this website; substantive revisions may update the displayed modification date.

Illustrations and worksheets

Each guide includes a topic-specific explanatory drawing and practical worksheet. The drawings are original vector illustrations created with AI assistance, rather than photographs or evidence of completed physical work. Diagrams simplify a subject; read the full instructions and any relevant product guidance.

Worksheet fields are optional and processed only within the current page by this feature. They are not submitted to the publication. Worked examples show one possible approach that readers can adapt.

Corrections

Use Contact, choose Article correction, and include the page URL, relevant passage, reason for concern, and a supporting source if available. We assess reported issues and amend content when warranted. A message does not guarantee a reply or publication.

Advertising and independence

The site includes the supplied Google AdSense publisher code. Its presence does not establish that Google has approved the site or that advertisements are currently displayed. Any advertising shown should be distinguishable from editorial material.

No sponsored articles or affiliate links are currently published. If either is introduced, the relationship will be disclosed on the relevant page. Advertising does not establish professional endorsement of an example, ingredient, tool, or technique.

Private contributions

Public comments and guest publishing are not currently enabled. Private messages are not automatically published or used as testimonials. Read the Privacy Policy for data handling.