# Bon appétit - French food and drink glossary — in six languages

> French food and drink glossary with translations in six languages. (iPhone/iPad app by Vincent Delacourt.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/bon-appetit-french-food-and-drink-glossary/id435460801 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Vincent Delacourt](https://appshunter.io/developer/423199698)
- Category: Food & Drink, Travel
- Price: $1.99
- Rating: 5.00/5 from 6 App Store ratings · 29 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 8.0 · 7 MB
- Languages: American English, Dutch, French (France), German (Germany), Italian, Chinese (Simplified, China), Chinese (Traditional, Taiwan)
- Released: 2012-08-14
- Data updated: 2026-06-10
- Monetization: free with in-app purchases
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/bon-appetit-french-food-and-drink-glossary/id435460801/reviews.md

## What is Bon appétit?

-- Top 5 app in Germany, Austria, switzerland --
-- Top food app in a dozen of countries --

Wondering what “cervelle de canut” means on a French menu? With “Bon appétit” app you will quickly find out that it means “Fresh white cheese seasoned with chive, garlic, shallots, vinegar and oil (specialty of Lyon)”


USER REVIEW: Australia Nov 1, 2012 by Tracysays - 5 stars
"Brilliant - I love this app, very user friendly and love the audio of the selected meals. Much better than the old fashioned menu dictionary book" 


TRANSLATION QUALITY GUARANTEE: 
Mme Engel, a full time professional translator resident in France since 1972, has led a team of professional translators and native speakers in each language to build this superb food glossary.


HOW TO USE:
-- If you search “Agneau” Bon appétit will provide you with “Agneau”, “Agneau de lait sauté à l'oseille”, ”Agneau de Paulliac”, ”Agneau de pré-salé”, etc...
-- If you wish to find dishes suitable for vegetarians, just select the dishes with the vegetarian symbol or look inside the vegetarian category; for pork free dishes, select from those not indicating the pork symbol.
-- If you wish to learn basic expressions that you might need in restaurants and hotels, just go to the “useful phrases” page.
-- Vocabulary is focused on French food, but you can use the app to translate dishes and menus in English, German and Dutch speaking countries.


CONTENTS:
-- 6 languages: English, French, German, Chinese, Italian and Dutch
-- Thousands of words and expressions and growing. 
-- High quality translation on this specific topic that no other free translation tool can match.
-- 17 categories.
-- Dozens of “must have” sentences for daily use and basic communication phrases centered around food and drink.


FUNCTIONALITIES:
-- Works offline, no need for Internet connection once installed.
-- Easy to use interface
-- Save favorite terms into Favorites for quick retrieval.
-- Fast and easy search with translations directly visible to save time.
-- Vegetarian friendly: each translated term indicates if it is vegetarian friendly or not.
-- For non-pork eaters: dishes containing pork are clearly indicated by a pork symbol.
-- Choose between male or female voice for all six languages (the only function which requires cellular or wifi connection)
-- Share terms with your friends by email, Facebook or Twitter.
-- Recommend the app to your friends.
-- Propose new words or offer to add more details to the translation.
-- HD graphic (Optimized for iPhone 5S/5C/5/4S/4 retina display, also works on older iPhones and iPods)
-- iPhone 5S/5C/5 ready.
-- Perfect travel companion on your iPhone, iPod Touch, or iPad (works but still not optimized).
-- Purchase now and enjoy free lifetime updates!


WHO IS BEHIND THIS APP?
-- Dagmar Engel, a full time professional translator who has lived in France for 40 years, supported by 7 other native speaking professional translators.
-- A team of great developers at PingguoYouxi Studio (contact@pingguoyouxi.com)

## Key features

- French menu translation
- Six language support
- Vegetarian and pork-free indicators
- Useful dining phrases
- Offline functionality
- Audio pronunciations
- Save favorite terms

## Recent user reviews (10 of 29)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/bon-appetit-french-food-and-drink-glossary/id435460801/reviews.md

### 5/5 — Saving my b-u-t-t in France

*2018-06-26, version 2.0*

I’m on a 14 day trip and no one in our group knows French! My mom asks a million questions about how food is cooked, what it is, etc. I wanted to be able to help and make the process less frustrating for our servers! It’s worked great so far!

### 5/5 — Wow wow wow!!!!!

*2015-10-09, version 1.5*

To hear correct pronunciations as well as meanings of French cooking and food/beverage words is so extremely helpful!!!!!  How liberating!!! Viva La France!!!!! Thank you!!!!!

### 5/5 — Excellent App!

*2015-08-03, version 1.9*

This is an excellent app and is invaluable for English speakers traveling in France. It works very well even when on airplane mode.

### 3/5 — good Idea - needs more content

*2015-06-25, version 1.9*

This is a very necessary app.  There are many phrases - words - idioms - one finds on French menus that are not clear, at least to the occasional Francophile.  And this app is a good start.  But there are still a lot of words that are not in this dictionary, and it would be of more value if the authors continue to work on the content and expand it.  It would also provide them a reason to go to France and pay for the trip and the meals.

### 4/5 — Very helpful

*2014-04-01, version 1.8.1*

I was on a vacation in Québec and while dining at restaurants this app came in handy.

### 1/5 — Unhelpful

*2013-08-08, version 1.5*

I've been in Germany for two weeks now and I always try to use it at the restaurants but it barely has anything helpful
It has entire descriptions for complicated sounding dishes buried you're just trying to figure out a word here or a word there it's such a waste of money
I regret buying it

**Developer response:** Dear user, 
This app, as written in the name and description, is to translate French menu and not German menu. Thus if you can find most of the French dishes in the database, you will not find many German dishes. 
Having a one-star review for missing functionality that the app never claimed to have is a bit painful for us. 
Best regards, 
The developers.

### 5/5 — Live this

*2013-06-28, version 1.5*

This makes it so mush easier to explore delicious French cuisine

### 3/5 — Works almost

*2013-06-11, version 1.5*

Just downloaded app and speech does not work.  Great concept and text, but disappointing the voice feature is a total bust.  Want 1/2 my money back.

**Developer response:** Dear user, 
The voices issues have been solved in the updated version of the app. 
We would be delighted if you could review your comment. 
Best regards, 
The developers.

### 4/5 — Volume control would be nice

*2013-03-23, version 1.5*

I turned the volume on my iPad all the way down, but the app voice was still very loud. I'd be unlikely to use the app in public because of this. 

I had no other problems with the voice function. It worked every time.

If this little app crashes your iPhone then synch it with a desktop computer, update the OS and delete some of the junk apps on it.

### 5/5 — Useful

*2013-02-16, version 1.5*

Practicing up on my conversational French for When I travel this summer. Great resource! And the pronunciations help!

## Frequently asked questions about Bon appétit

### What does the Bon appétit app do?

The Bon appétit app serves as a comprehensive food and drink glossary, primarily focused on French cuisine. It helps users understand menu items and culinary terms by providing translations in six languages. The app also offers useful phrases for dining and travel situations.

### What are the key features of this app?

Key features include translations in English, French, German, Chinese, Italian, and Dutch, with thousands of words and expressions. It offers offline functionality, easy search, vegetarian and pork-free indicators for dishes, audio pronunciations, and the ability to save favorite terms.

### How much does the Bon appétit app cost?

The app is offered as free with in-app purchases. Users can download and use the core functionalities for free, with the option to purchase additional content or features if available.

### What devices is the Bon appétit app compatible with?

The app is designed for iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPad devices. It is optimized for newer iPhone models with retina displays but also works on older iPhones and iPods. While it functions on iPads, it is not yet fully optimized for the larger screen.

### Who would benefit from using this app?

This app is ideal for tourists visiting French-speaking countries, food lovers curious about French cuisine, and individuals with specific dietary needs like vegetarians or those avoiding pork. It's also useful for anyone wanting to learn basic French dining vocabulary.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 2.0 — 2017-08-02

This app has been updated by Apple to display the Apple Watch app icon.

- 64 bit app
- Optimisation
- Bugs fixes

### 1.9 — 2014-11-24

Bug fixes and performance enhancements
iOS8
iPhone 6
iPhone 6 plus

### 1.8.1 — 2014-02-05

Bug fixes and performance enhancements

### 1.8 — 2013-12-13

- More vocabulary
- Chinese
- Italian

### 1.5 — 2012-10-30

- iOS 6 & iPhone 5 ready.
- iOS 6 Search Bug fixed.
- More content.

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