Japanese recipe translator
Language guide
Translate Japanese recipesinto English
Paste a Japanese recipe URL or import screenshots in Shio. The English copy keeps the ingredients, quantities, heat levels, and steps in cooking order.
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 Japanese recipe URL
See the English cooking copy.
Paste a public Japanese recipe page. Shio detects the source language and returns English ingredients and instructions below.
Why this is annoying
The nouns are only half the recipe.
大さじ is a tablespoon. 小さじ is a teaspoon. 弱火 means low heat, and 適量 means the author did not give you an exact amount.
Shio keeps those details with the line where they belong. The original Japanese stays available when an ingredient name is more useful at the market than its English translation.
How it works
Three steps. Then it looks like a recipe.
- 01
Send the recipe
Paste a public Japanese recipe page, or import screenshots and photos in the Shio app.
- 02
Read the English copy
Shio separates the ingredients from the method and keeps the measurements with the right lines.
- 03
Check and save
Review regional ingredients and informal amounts, then save the Japanese and English versions together.
Before and after
Japanese cooking terms, translated in context.
A useful translation tells you what to buy and what to do at the stove.
In the source
In Shio
だし 600ml
600 ml dashi
しょうゆ 大さじ3
3 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
Some Japanese ingredient names belong in the English copy.
Dashi, mirin, shiso, and yuzu are easier to shop for under their Japanese names. Shio can add an explanation without replacing the word you need on the package.
Keep the package name
Leave the Japanese term beside the English description when it helps you find the right ingredient.
Do not invent a spoonful
When the recipe says 適量, keep it as ‘as needed’ and check the source before cooking.
Questions people ask
The useful answers.
Can Shio translate Japanese recipe websites into English?
Yes. Paste a public Japanese recipe URL into Shio. Screenshots, cookbook pages, and social posts can also be imported in the app.
What do 大さじ and 小さじ mean in a Japanese recipe?
大さじ means tablespoon and 小さじ means teaspoon. Shio keeps the number attached to the ingredient when it translates the recipe.
Does Shio convert Japanese measurements?
Translation keeps the source measurement first. You can convert units after saving the recipe without changing the original Japanese copy.
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.