Eat Smart Abroad app

The “EAT SMART ABROAD” app can help you decipher menus and figure out which foods to buy in markets where you don’t speak the language. 

Based on the “EAT SMART” series of culinary guidebooks for 12 countries, the app actually comprises 12 apps, each with the two glossaries found at the end of each book in the series, plus the Menu Guide for deciphering menus and the Food & Flavors Guide for shopping.

Created by Gingko Press (Madison, WI; 608/233-5488, www.eatsmartguides.com), it costs $1.99 from iTunes, Google Play or Amazon.