New Search Function from Google Streamlines Recipe Findings

A new recipe search from Google (News - Alert) allows searchers to browse sites that only contain recipes when typing in a certain food or dish into Google. As a tab on the left side of Google’s search page called “Recipes” enables visitors to streamline search results to only produce recipe pages.

Or, by going to Google Recipe View, users may type in the search term and view purely recipe results. The page features a unique tool on the left side which enables users to eliminate certain ingredients found in the dish. This feature is particularly useful with specific dishes.

For example, if you are hosting a Mardi Gras themed dinner this coming week, and you want to make the classic New Orleans dish “Crawfish Etouffee,” but one of your guests is allergic to bay leaves, no problem. Just click the “no” box next to that ingredient Google has conveniently listed alongside many other ingredients traditionally in the dish.

Of course, if you want to learn the history of Crawfish Etouffee, you can still do a regular Google search bringing up the Wikipedia entry. But the Recipe View function makes finding a specific recipe much simpler. The new search function also allows users to filter recipes by calories and cooking time. 

As always, it should still be a good cook’s practice to read reviews of recipes found on Google before attempting them, even though they may show up on the first page. Google sorts recipes by popularity, not quality, which means users still need to dig through the top results. Just because it’s at the top of Google does not mean it will be the best Crawfish Etouffee you will have ever had. But, of course, for that, you’ll need to travel to the Big Easy itself. J

Juliana Kenny graduated from the University of Connecticut with a double degree in English and French. After managing a small company for two years, she joined TMC (News - Alert) as a Web Editor for TMCnet. Juliana currently focuses on the call center and CRM industries, but she also writes about cloud telephony and network gear including softswitches.

Edited by Juliana Kenny