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How Food Says Hi works

Upload a photo of a dish, fruit, ingredient or menu, or type a food’s name. Food Says Hi returns a cautious field note: a likely match, visible clues, how it is commonly eaten and, when the portion allows, a rough nutrition range.

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Example field notePhở Vietnam

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In just a few simple steps

From a photo to a field note, with you in control of when anything is sent.

  1. 1

    Choose a photo or name

    Use a JPG, PNG or WebP photo, or enter a food name. The page resizes supported photos before a request.

  2. 2

    Press the lookup button

    Only then does your entry and optional note go from the site Worker to Qomza, along with the request metadata described on the Privacy page. No account and no background upload.

  3. 3

    Read what it can support

    Visible clues, common ways a food is eaten and cultural context. It can also say when the match is uncertain.

  4. 4

    Keep a note if you like

    Save the heading and short summary in this browser. No account needed. Your photo is not copied into your passport.

What can you look up?

Food Says Hi can take a look at many kinds of food, from home cooking to a menu you cannot read yet.

  • Dishes & meals

    From street food to a home breakfast, ask what a plate might be.

  • Fruits

    Everyday and unfamiliar fruit, with common ways to eat it.

  • Ingredients

    Curious about a spice or staple? Get a name and a place to start.

  • Packaged foods

    Add label text in your note if you want its figures copied.

  • Menus

    Type a menu item you do not recognise and see what it may be.

These are examples of supported lookup types. A lookup describes your own photo or entry.

Try it now — see how it works

Upload a food photo or type a name on the scanner page. Nothing is sent until you press the lookup button.

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Open the food scannerDrag and drop or choose a photo thereChoose a photo JPG, PNG or WebP

Or read a field note

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What a field note looks like

An example layout built from our sourced menemen note. A live lookup writes its own wording and may say it is unsure.

Illustrative food photograph of menemen in a pan with breadExample layout

Menemen

Türkiye Breakfast dish

Eggs, tomatoes and green peppers meet in a dish often served at breakfast.

Visible clues
What the photo shows, such as eggs, tomatoes, green peppers
How it’s eaten
Often at breakfast, with bread alongside
Nutrition
A range only when a portion is described
Cultural context
Where it fits, with room for each table

For details about data handling and retention, see the Privacy page.

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