Chowbase

PANDORYX TECHNOLOGIES

About this app

ChowBase is the AI-powered social kitchen built for Nigeria. Whether you're a seasoned home cook or just learning your way around the kitchen, ChowBase turns the daily question of "what should we eat?" into an effortless, enjoyable experience.

DISCOVER RECIPES YOU'LL ACTUALLY COOK
Browse a growing library of authentic Nigerian recipes - Egusi Soup, Jollof Rice, Afang, Banga, Puff Puff, and hundreds more. Every recipe comes with step-by-step photo guides, calorie counts, cooking time, and difficulty ratings so you always know what you're getting into before you start.

YOUR PERSONAL NIGERIAN CHEF AI
Meet ChowBase AI - a culinary assistant that actually understands Nigerian food. Ask it anything in English or Pidgin and get instant answers:
"Wetin I go cook with chicken and tomatoes?"
"How do I fix lumpy Egusi?"
"What can I use instead of uziza leaves?"
No generic answers. ChowBase AI gives advice rooted in Nigerian ingredients, Nigerian kitchens, and Nigerian taste.

PANTRY VISION SCANNER
Point your camera at any ingredients in your kitchen. ChowBase AI will instantly identify what you have and suggest the best recipes you can make right now, no typing required.

SAPA MODE - COOK WELL ON ANY BUDGET
Ingredients too expensive at the market this week? Sapa Mode automatically suggests affordable substitutions that keep your food tasting great without breaking the bank. Good food is not a luxury.

COOK MODE
Large-font step-by-step instructions designed to be read from across the kitchen. Tap-to-start countdown timers for every cooking step. Interactive checklists so you never lose your place. Your screen stays awake the entire time you cook.

SMART GROCERY LIST
Add ingredients from any recipe with one tap. ChowBase automatically groups your shopping list by open-market sections - Proteins, Vegetables, Spices, and Bakery, so you move through the market once without backtracking. Works offline too, so poor network in the market is never a problem.

HYBRID FEED
A dynamic recipe feed designed for how Nigerians actually consume content. Scroll through inline recipes you can read without tapping, swipeable step-by-step carousels, and short cooking videos, all in one timeline.

COMMUNITY OF VERIFIED CHEFS
ChowBase is built on community. Share your own recipes, follow top creators, and earn the Verified Chef badge when your content reaches the standard. This is Nigerian food culture, documented, celebrated, and shared.

WHY CHOWBASE?
There is no shortage of recipe apps in the world. But there is a shortage of apps that truly understand the way Nigerians cook, the open-market shopping, the ingredient substitutions, the budget realities, the cultural context behind every dish. ChowBase was built from Nigeria, for Nigeria.

Available in English and Nigerian Pidgin.
Free to download. Premium features available.