How to Use the AI Cooking Assistant

Meet Nori

Nori is the built-in AI cooking assistant in Umami Digital. Nori can help with substitutions, timings, techniques, scaling a recipe up or down, and what to do with leftovers.

How to ask Nori a question

1. Open the recipe you have a question about.
2. Look for the Ask Nori button on the recipe page.
3. Tap it to open the assistant.
4. Type your question in plain language, such as "What can I use instead of buttermilk?"
5. Read Nori's answer, which is based on general cooking knowledge and the recipe you're currently viewing.

What Nori can help with

• Suggesting substitutions for ingredients you don't have.
• Explaining a cooking technique mentioned in the recipe.
• Helping you scale a recipe for more or fewer servings.
• Giving ideas for using up leftovers from the dish.
• Advising on timings if a step feels unclear.

Things to keep in mind

• Nori answers using built-in cooking knowledge together with the recipe you're viewing, so questions about that specific recipe will get the most relevant answers.
• Nori is a Premium feature, so you'll need an active Premium subscription to use it.

Tips

• Be specific in your question, for example naming the exact ingredient or step you're asking about.
• Ask Nori before you start cooking if you already know you're missing an ingredient, so you have time to plan a substitution.
• Use Nori's scaling help whenever you're cooking for a different number of people than the recipe lists.