Chinese recipe translation
Last tested August 22, 2026
Use it in ShioTranslate a Chinese recipe into English without flattening the cooking out of it.
Share the Chinese recipe link or upload its screenshots in Shio. The English result keeps ingredient amounts, heat levels, cooking times, and step order attached to the parts they belong to.
See it in Shio
The source comes in. A recipe goes into your cookbook.
Keep the post, page, or image attached. Use the saved copy for searching, groceries, meal planning, and cooking.
Why this gets annoying
A sentence translator does not know which words belong in the saucepan.
Chinese recipes often use short cooking instructions, regional ingredient names, and quantities such as 适量 that are intentionally imprecise. A literal paragraph can be technically translated and still unpleasant to cook from.
How it works
- 01
Send the complete source
Paste the page or social link, or upload every screenshot containing ingredients and method.
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Choose English
Shio structures the source recipe and produces an English version while retaining the original source.
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Check names and amounts
Keep the Chinese name beside market-specific ingredients and review informal measures before shopping.
What changes
Translation that still behaves like a recipe.
The useful test is not whether every word became English. It is whether you can tell what to buy, when to add it, and how long to cook it.
In the source
In Shio
五花肉 500克
500 g pork belly
小火炖 45分钟
Simmer over low heat for 45 minutes.
盐适量
Salt, to taste, kept visibly imprecise.
One honest caveat
Some Chinese food terms should not be forced into one English word.
Regional cuts, brands, preserved ingredients, and techniques can have several reasonable translations. Keep the original term when it will help you identify the right product at the market.
Questions people ask
The useful answers.
Can Shio read simplified and traditional Chinese?
Yes. Both writing systems can be read and translated.
Does it convert metric measurements?
Shio can preserve metric units or convert units in the app. Review informal quantities such as one bowl, one spoon, or an appropriate amount.
Can it translate a Chinese cooking video?
Yes, when the public source provides usable audio, captions, or text on screen. Screenshots are the backup for sources that cannot be opened by link.