def condense_output(original_output):
    """Helper function to condense a given FoodExtract string.

    Example input: {'is_food_or_drink': True, 'tags': ['fi'], 'food_items': ['cape gooseberries', 'mulberry', 'chilli powder', 'flathead lobster', 'hoisin sauce', 'duck leg', 'chestnuts', 'raw quail', 'duck breast', 'rogan josh curry sauce', 'brown rice', 'dango'], 'drink_items': []}

    Example output: food_or_drink: 1\ntags: fi\nfoods: cape gooseberries, mulberry, chilli powder, flathead lobster, hoisin sauce, duck leg, chestnuts, raw quail, duck breast, rogan josh curry sauce, brown rice, dango\ndrinks:"""

    condensed_output_string_base = '''food_or_drink: <is_food_or_drink>
    tags: <output_tags>
    foods: <food_items>
    drinks: <drink_items>'''

    is_food_or_drink = str(1) if str(original_output["is_food_or_drink"]).lower() == "true" else str(0)
    tags = ", ".join(original_output["tags"]) if len(original_output["tags"]) > 0 else ""
    foods = ", ".join(original_output["food_items"]) if len(original_output["food_items"]) > 0 else ""
    drinks = ", ".join(original_output["drink_items"]) if len(original_output["drink_items"]) > 0 else ""

    condensed_output_string_formatted = condensed_output_string_base.replace("<is_food_or_drink>", is_food_or_drink).replace("<output_tags>", tags).replace("<food_items>", foods).replace("<drink_items>", drinks)

    return condensed_output_string_formatted.strip()

def uncondense_output(condensed_output):
    """Helper to go from condensed output to uncondensed output.

    Example input: food_or_drink: 1\ntags: fi\nfoods: cape gooseberries, mulberry, chilli powder, flathead lobster, hoisin sauce, duck leg, chestnuts, raw quail, duck breast, rogan josh curry sauce, brown rice, dango\ndrinks:

    Example output: {'is_food_or_drink': True, 'tags': ['fi'], 'food_items': ['cape gooseberries', 'mulberry', 'chilli powder', 'flathead lobster', 'hoisin sauce', 'duck leg', 'chestnuts', 'raw quail', 'duck breast', 'rogan josh curry sauce', 'brown rice', 'dango'], 'drink_items': []}
    """

    condensed_list = condensed_output.split("\n")

    condensed_dict_base = {
        "is_food_or_drink": "",
        "tags": [],
        "food_items": [],
        "drink_items": []
    }

    # Set values to defaults
    food_or_drink_item = None
    tags_item = None
    foods_item = None
    drinks_item = None

    # Extract items from condensed_list
    for item in condensed_list:
        if "food_or_drink:" in item.strip():
            food_or_drink_item = item

        if "tags:" in item:
            tags_item = item

        if "foods:" in item:
            foods_item = item

        if "drinks:" in item:
            drinks_item = item

    if food_or_drink_item:
        is_food_or_drink_bool = True if food_or_drink_item.replace("food_or_drink: ", "").strip() == "1" else False
    else:
        is_food_or_drink_bool = None

    if tags_item:
        tags_list = [item.replace("tags: ", "").replace("tags:", "").strip() for item in tags_item.split(", ")]
        tags_list = [item for item in tags_list if item] # Filter for empty items
    else:
        tags_list = []

    if foods_item:
        foods_list = [item.replace("foods:", "").replace("foods: ", "").strip() for item in foods_item.split(", ")]
        foods_list = [item for item in foods_list if item] # Filter for empty items
    else:
        foods_list = []

    if drinks_item:
        drinks_list = [item.replace("drinks:", "").replace("drinks: ", "").strip() for item in drinks_item.split(", ")]
        drinks_list = [item for item in drinks_list if item] # Filter for empty items
    else:
        drinks_list = []

    condensed_dict_base["is_food_or_drink"] = is_food_or_drink_bool
    condensed_dict_base["tags"] = tags_list
    condensed_dict_base["food_items"] = foods_list
    condensed_dict_base["drink_items"] = drinks_list

    return condensed_dict_base