Cookpad recipe translator
Source guide
Translate a Cookpad recipe into English
Paste the URL for a public Cookpad recipe. Shio turns the Japanese ingredient list and method into English while keeping the cooking order intact.
Japanese recipe
肉うどん
だし 600ml · 弱火で10分煮る
牛肉を加え、色が変わるまで煮る。うどんは別の鍋で温める。
Saved in Shio
Niku Udon
25 min · serves 2
Ingredients
- 600 ml dashi
- 225 g thinly sliced beef
- 2 portions udon
Ready to cook
Amounts, steps, and timers are now in one place.
Available on iPhone and Android
Try a public Cookpad URL
Get the English recipe.
The preview works with public recipe pages. Private pages, screenshots, and app-only content need to be imported in Shio.
Why this is annoying
A browser translation leaves you with a page, not a cooking copy.
Cookpad recipes often mix familiar food names with measurements and short method notes such as 弱火, 粗熱を取る, or 適量. Translating the screen can help you read it, but you still have to move between the ingredient list and each step.
Shio separates the recipe first. The English version keeps the amount beside the ingredient and the heat or time beside the instruction.
How it works
Three steps. Then it looks like a recipe.
- 01
Copy the recipe URL
Open the public Cookpad recipe page and copy its full web address.
- 02
Translate to English
Paste the link above. Shio extracts the recipe and translates the ingredients and instructions.
- 03
Review and save
Check informal amounts and ingredient names, then keep the English copy with its source.
Before and after
The ingredient list and method stay connected.
You get a recipe you can scan while cooking, with Japanese terms retained when the original name is useful.
In the source
In Shio
豚バラ肉 300g
300 g pork belly
しょうゆ 大さじ2
2 tbsp Japanese soy sauce
弱火で10分煮る
Simmer over low heat for 10 minutes.
塩 適量
Salt, as needed (amount not stated).
One honest caveat
Keep useful Japanese names when you shop.
Dashi, mirin, shiso, aburaage, and regional ingredients may be easier to find under their Japanese names. Review the English copy before replacing a specific product with a broad translation.
Use the recipe page
A search page or collection page does not contain one complete ingredient list and method.
Leave 適量 imprecise
It means the cook decides the amount. Check the surrounding step instead of assigning a fake spoon measure.
Questions people ask
The useful answers.
Can I translate a public Cookpad recipe into English?
Yes. Paste the public recipe page URL into the tool. Shio extracts the recipe and returns an English cooking copy for review.
Does this work with Cookpad screenshots?
Screenshot import is available in the Shio app. Include the title, full ingredient list, and every instruction screen in reading order.
Will Japanese measurements stay attached to the right ingredients?
Shio keeps each amount with its ingredient. It also retains intentionally loose amounts such as 適量 instead of inventing a number.
Your recipe is waiting
Save it once. Cook from the clean version.
Shio is free to download on iPhone and Android. Review the imported recipe before cooking, especially amounts, temperatures, allergies, and dietary changes.