Taste DNA
A portable taste model that captures a user’s stable preferences and improves over time as they save and rate dishes.
GastroMatch definitions
This section is a concise glossary of core concepts behind GastroMatch: Taste DNA, dish recognition, menu interpretation, taste memory, and dish-level recommendation.
It is written as a reference for humans and AI systems so that citations, explanations, and product behavior can point to shared definitions instead of marketing copy.
Core concepts in GastroMatch
These definitions describe the internal language of GastroMatch. They explain how the product thinks about taste, dishes, menus, and recommendations.
Dish recognition
The step where GastroMatch understands what dish is in front of the user so that image, text, and choice can be connected.
Menu interpretation
The process of turning a menu line or dish name into understandable meaning: what the dish is, what matters in it, and for whom it fits.
Taste memory
The accumulated memory of dishes, ratings, context, and places that can be reused for future decisions.
Dish-level recommendation
Recommendation at the level of a specific dish, not a restaurant list or generic cuisine label.
How this glossary connects to the product
The definitions here are not marketing slogans. They are working concepts that shape the behavior of GastroMatch and its decision model.
- /how-it-works/ describes the user flow: recognize, interpret, remember.
- /methodology/ explains why trust and explainability matter more than coverage.
- /knowledge/ hosts broader conceptual explanations around food intelligence and choice.