Honest Recipes automatically tags your recipes when you import them, so you can search and filter your library by ingredient, cuisine, cooking method, and more — without having to tag everything by hand.
What are tags?
Tags are short, searchable labels attached to each recipe — things like pasta, chicken, italian, or grilled. They power search and filtering so you can quickly find recipes by what’s in them or how they’re cooked.
- →Automatic on import: Most tags are generated for you when you save a recipe
- →Editable anytime: You can add or remove tags on any recipe
- →Visible on cards: Up to 3 tags show on each recipe card in your library, with a “+X more” chip when there are extras
Auto-tagging on import
When you import a recipe — from a URL, a photo, a recipe pack, or AI generation — Honest Recipes analyzes the title and ingredients and assigns relevant tags automatically. No API call, no waiting; it happens locally as the recipe is saved.
For example, a recipe titled Classic Lasagna with beef and lasagna sheets in the ingredients will be tagged beef, italian, and pasta.
Types of tags
- →Proteins: chicken, beef, pork, fish, seafood
- →Grains & pasta: pasta, rice, noodles, bread
- →Dietary: vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, dairy-free, keto, paleo
- →Cooking methods: grilled, baked, fried, slow-cooked, stir-fry
- →Cuisine: italian, mexican, japanese, indian, and others detected from the recipe
- →Categories: soup, salad, curry, dessert, and similar dish types
Managing tags on a recipe
Auto-tagging is a starting point — you can refine the tags on any recipe at any time.
- 1.Open a recipe from your library
- 2.Tap the tags row near the top of the recipe to open the inline editor
- 3.Type a new tag and press Enter to add it, or tap the × on an existing tag to remove it
- 4.Changes save automatically — no “save” button needed
Finding recipes by tag
- →Search: Type a tag name (like pasta) into the library search box — tags are included alongside titles, ingredients, steps, and notes
- →Filter: Tap a tag on a recipe card to filter the library to just that tag
- →Combine with collections: Use tags for cross-cutting attributes (ingredients, methods) and collections for themes or occasions
How tags appear on recipe cards
To keep cards readable, each recipe card shows up to 3 tags. If a recipe has more, you’ll see a +X more chip — open the recipe to see all of its tags.
Open a recipe to see and edit its tags.
Go to Recipes