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+import json
+
+import pytest
+from django.urls import reverse
+from django_scopes import scopes_disabled
+from pytest_factoryboy import LazyFixture, register
+
+from cookbook.tests.factories import FoodFactory, KeywordFactory, UnitFactory
+
+RECIPE_URL = 'api:recipe-detail'
+FOOD_URL = 'api:food-detail'
+
+register(FoodFactory, 'food_1', space=LazyFixture('space_1'))
+register(FoodFactory, 'food_2', space=LazyFixture('space_1'))
+register(KeywordFactory, 'keyword_1', space=LazyFixture('space_1'))
+register(KeywordFactory, 'keyword_2', space=LazyFixture('space_1'))
+register(UnitFactory, 'unit_1', space=LazyFixture('space_1'))
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("arg", ['dict', 'pk'])
+def test_unnested_serializer__single(arg, recipe_1_s1, food_1, u1_s1):
+    if arg == 'dict':
+        recipe = {'id': recipe_1_s1.id, 'name': recipe_1_s1.name, }
+    elif arg == 'pk':
+        recipe = recipe_1_s1.id
+    r = u1_s1.patch(reverse(FOOD_URL, args={food_1.id}), {'name': food_1.name, 'recipe': recipe}, content_type='application/json')
+    assert r.status_code == 200
+    assert json.loads(r.content)['recipe']['id'] == recipe_1_s1.id
+
+
+def test_nested_serializer_many(recipe_1_s1, food_1, food_2, keyword_1, keyword_2, unit_1, u1_s1):
+    with scopes_disabled():
+        assert food_1 not in [i.food for i in recipe_1_s1.steps.all()[0].ingredients.all()]
+        assert food_2 not in [i.food for i in recipe_1_s1.steps.all()[0].ingredients.all()]
+        assert keyword_1 not in recipe_1_s1.keywords.all()
+        assert keyword_2 not in recipe_1_s1.keywords.all()
+    r = u1_s1.patch(reverse(RECIPE_URL, args={recipe_1_s1.id}), {
+        'name':
+        recipe_1_s1.name,
+        'steps': [{
+            'ingredients': [{
+                'amount': 1,
+                'unit': {
+                    'id': unit_1.id,
+                    'name': unit_1.name
+                },
+                'food': {
+                    'id': food_1.id,
+                    'name': food_1.name
+                }
+            }, {
+                'amount': 1,
+                'unit': unit_1.id,
+                'food': food_2.id
+            }]
+        }],
+        'keywords': [{
+            'id': keyword_1.id,
+            'name': keyword_1.name
+        }, keyword_2.id]
+    },
+                    content_type='application/json')
+    assert r.status_code == 200
+    with scopes_disabled():
+        # recipe_1_s1 = Recipe.objects.get(id=recipe_1_s1.id)
+        assert food_1 in [i.food for i in recipe_1_s1.steps.all()[0].ingredients.all()]
+        assert food_2 in [i.food for i in recipe_1_s1.steps.all()[0].ingredients.all()]
+        assert keyword_1 in recipe_1_s1.keywords.all()
+        assert keyword_2 in recipe_1_s1.keywords.all()