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Food matches: find dishes like the ones you love

Pick a dish you already love and Palytt shows you 6 dishes with the closest flavor profile, each with a 0–100 match score and one line on why. Choose up to three favorites to get one list that fits all of them.

Pick up to 3 dishes you love

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Your matches show up here as you pick.

Scores on this page compare flavor profiles between dishes. They are the same for everyone. In the Palytt app, your match score comes from your own taste and your friends’ verdicts.

How food matches work

Every dish gets a flavor profile

We rate each dish 0 to 5 on rich, savory, spicy, tangy, sweet, fresh, smoky, crunch.

Profiles are compared

Dishes with the same balance score higher, with a small boost for dishes eaten the same way or from neighboring cuisines.

The app makes it yours

In Palytt, the match score uses your own ratings, your taste quiz and your friends’ verdicts, on real dishes at real restaurants near you.

Want the version tuned to you? Find your taste type in two minutes, or read how taste matching works in the app.

Good to know

What is a food match?

A food match is a dish you have not tried that shares the flavor profile of one you already love. If you like tonkotsu ramen, rich and savory dishes like carbonara or birria tacos are likely to land too.

How do I find dishes similar to one I like?

Start from a dish you love and look for the same core traits (richness, heat, tang, smoke or crunch) in a different cuisine or format. Pick one dish below to see its six closest matches, or pick up to three favorites to get a combined list.

Are these match scores personal?

No. On this page, scores compare flavor profiles between dishes and are the same for everyone. In the Palytt app, the 0–100 match score on each dish comes from your own ratings, your taste quiz and your friends’ verdicts.

How is this different from restaurant reviews?

Reviews rate a restaurant for everyone. Food matches start from what you already like and point you at a dish, so you know what to order rather than just where to go.

Your taste, on every menu.

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