If you go to a bookstore, you will see an endless number of recipe books. I think they all look delicious, but I can't make them when I want to because they require ingredients that I don't have on hand! I can't make them when I want to, because they require ingredients that I don't have on hand. I also think it's a waste to buy a recipe book that I can use on a regular basis. But there are times when I can't come up with a quick menu. Hmmm.

Here is some good news for those who have such problems. KIKKOMAN has released "Today's Menu," an iPhone app to help you plan your daily menu. What's more, it's a free app!



This app allows you to create a menu by combining individual recipes. By simply selecting your favorite recipes from "Recommended" recipes, recipes by "Ingredients" and "Standard" recipes, you can easily create a "menu".

You can search for the ingredients, preparation method, energy (calories), salt content, and cooking time for each individual recipe, as well as the energy and salt content for each menu item. The menu history remains for two weeks, and a week's worth of energy and salt can be viewed on a graph, making it useful for health management. The salt content can also be displayed, as expected from KIKKOMAN.

It also has a function to leave a "shopping memo" with the necessary ingredients for each recipe selected, which is also useful for shopping. They offer more than 300 carefully selected recipes from KIKKOMAN's recipe site "Home Cooking" for popular classic recipes and seasonal recipes. The seasonal recipes will be updated regularly in accordance with the seasons and events.

Well, that sounds convenient. As an Android user, I'm looking forward to the release of the Android version, Kikkoman!