It’s said that there is no love sincerer than the love of food. If you’re an advocate of good food and you love eating, cooking or are thinking of starting your own food business, this is a must read.
This article focuses on food and drink apps,which include various exciting features that every foodie must have. Some of them are listed below:
1. Zomato
Zomato is a free restaurant finder and food delivery app. It allows a user discover restaurants that cater both for dining-in and delivery orders.This app allows you to browse photos and menus from a wide range of restaurants, as well as check their ratings and customer reviews. It also includes a map feature, which provides directions in case you plan on eating-in. Users in India, United Arab Emirates, or Lebanon have the option of ordering food online. The search feature allows a user to disclose the name,location and type of cuisine they offer when searching for pubs, cafes, restaurants and bars.
There are also theme-based curated lists on the best places to find a particular food or activity (for example, burgers or a potential date).Search filters on the app allow you to choose eateries in your locale or those best suited to you. It also allows you to share pictures of your foodie moments directly from the app, as well as rate and review the places you’ve been to.
The app includes a bookmark feature, which allows you to maintain a list of your favourite restaurants or places. It also lets you interact with your friends by following them, finding out the places they’ve been and what they are eating. It also incorporates ‘in-app’ table booking in select locations, which lets you view and book tables accordingly.
Formerly called ‘Urbanspoon’ in some countries,Zomato is available in over 10,000 cities across India, USA, Australia, UK, UAE, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, South Africa, Portugal, Philippines, Indonesia, Turkey, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Poland, Chile, Italy, Lebanon, Brazil, Sri Lanka and Qatar.
2. Tasty
Tasty is a free step-by-step instructional app, which offers over 3000 cooking recipes. It features a ‘My Recipes’ page, which serves as your own personal eCookbook, via which you can add your favourite recipes. This provides step-by-step instructions on many recipes and keeps your device awake, lest it fall into sleep mode while you’re cooking.
You’ll also receive recommendations and videos about the latest dishes and recipes. Meanwhile, a search tool allows you to filter by ingredients, cuisine and the social occasion for which you’re cooking. The app even lets you hide certain recipes, based on your dietary choices. For instance, you can decide if you prefer gluten-free, low carbohydrate or vegan recipes. You can also search for recipes based on your dietary needs.Furthermore, take note that this app features software which allows you to contribute to market research.
3. HelloFresh
HelloFresh is a free app that delivers delicious recipes and the exact amount of fresh ingredients you’ll need to cook them at home on a weekly basis. This app contains thousands of recipes that you can discover, filter, save, rate and share with all your friends and family. It also contains cooking videos with tips and tricks, as well as step-by-step guides to help you cook your meals. It features a flexible online account that enables you to choose your meals easily, as well as change your subscription settings at any time.
Meals are interesting, simple and designed in a way that meets your nutritional needs. This helps you sidestep the stress of grocery shopping and saves time too. The ingredients are pre-measured and delivered to your door for free. The recipes are quick, easy and don’t require the use of complicated kitchen equipment to be prepared. All meals on the app are delicious, nutritious, less time consuming and in essence, made by your own hands.
4. Safe Food Pro
Safe Food Pro is the new standard in cloud-based food safety apps. It was designed to allow food business owners to quickly set-up a template Food Control Plan (FCP) and subsequently provide an app that’s easy to use.
Compliance with food safety laws is mandatory when opening a food business. The app tells users what to do, when to do it, as well as who did what and when they did it. Safe Food Pro will also alert the user when important tasks have not been completed or when fridge temperatures are outside the recommended range.
The app features a powerful form builder and scheduler, via which users can create any process they want their business to follow. It can also help in running a food business and features a web-based Administration Console dashboard, which displays key metrics, activity stream and chiller temperatures. It also shows which staff members have completed the most forms.This is where users can manage their Food Control Plan, business settings, equipment, resources, view completed forms and even peruse a verification summary.
In short, this is an essential app for those who are serious about their food business.
5. Vivino
Vivino is said to be the world’s largest wine community and the ultimate destination for discovering and buying wines. With over 30 million users, it works in a very simple way. All you need to do is take a photo of any wine bottle label or wine list at a restaurant; you can also search by name of the wine. Instantly, you’ll find out all the information you require about said wine and the available purchasing options. It also allows members of the community to rate and review wines, as well as determine the average price, food pairings and other information.
You can purchase wine through the app and have it delivered to your door. The app allows you to add your own ratings and reviews; by doing so, you can build your wine profile and enhance your personalised recommendations. You can also easily keep track of any wines you’ve tried, including personal ratings, notes and dates consumed. Vivino is currently the world’s largest wine library.
This app makes wine buying easy, whilst allowing you to discover new wines and rank them against other users in the Vivino community.
6. Salad Recipes
Salad Recipes is a free app which allows users to explore all the healthy, nutritious and party salad recipes. By using this app, you can kiss goodbye to boring old salad recipes and give them a complete makeover.
It explores different kinds of salads, with lemon, red wine vinegar, olive oil, salt, pepper, cream, mayonnaise and cheese as dressings. The app provides easy step-by-step recipes on how to make tasty salads, alongside the relevant instructions and methods. It even tells you the correct pan in which to toss your salad, as well as the serving size. Various cooking methods like frying, boiling, baking and roasting are also available on the app.
Salad Recipes also educates you about the nutritional values of ingredients in each recipe. The app includes a search feature that allows you to search based on your type of diet, preferred eating time, and so on. It even helps you plan meals and allows you to share your own recipes with the wider user community.