Mata Tabetai Journal is a private meal journal for saving dishes you made before, how you made them, and how they went.
When you want to cook a birthday or seasonal dish again, look back at its photo and notes to remember the ingredients, seasoning, and what your family liked. It is made for your own review, not for posting to an audience.
When it helps
- You want to remember how you made a dish last year
- You want to find meals your family enjoyed and would eat again
- You want to use reactions about seasoning or portions the next time you cook
- You want food photos, recipe links, and notes for next time together
What you can record
- Dish name and date
- Photos and videos of the dish
- Notes (ingredients, method, reactions, and what to change next time)
- Tags
- A star rating for how much you want to eat it again
On days without a photo, a dish name alone is enough. You never have to fill in every field.
Key features
- Add, edit and delete dishes
- Search by dish name, notes or tags
- Save photos and videos
- Record entries offline
- Reminders so you do not forget to log a meal
- Sync across devices when signed in
- Backup and restore your data
- Switch between Japanese and English
Storage and privacy
You can use the app without signing in. In that case your dishes and photos stay on your device only.
If you create an account and sign in, your records can sync so you can see them from another device. Syncing is always your choice.
There are no public features. Nothing you record is visible to other people, and there are no follows or comments.
Price
The app is free to use, and there are no ads.
Use it as your private journal for the meals you want to remember and make again.
Save photos, recipe notes and reactions so you can make favorite meals again.