surafielbeyene41/Ethiopian-kitchen

# 🇪🇹 Ethiopian Kitchen: Premium Recipe & Wellness App Welcome to the **Ethiopian Kitchen**, a state-of-the-art mobile application designed to bring the rich culinary heritage of Ethiopia to your fingertips while promoting a healthy and active lifestyle. ## ✨ Recent Premium Overhaul We have recently upgraded the entire application to a **Premium Experience**: - **Professional Food Photography**: Integrated 51+ high-resolution, unique images for all traditional dishes. - **Immersive Hero Banners**: Stunning hero platter visuals on the home screen. - **Themed Fitness Tracking**: Lifestyle-inspired backgrounds for water, steps, and calorie tracking. - **Cultural Texture System**: Subtle traditional Ethiopian patterns (Tibeb and Mesob) woven into the interface. - **Enhanced Navigation**: Category-specific "mood" backgrounds (Spices, Coffee, Injera) for a tactile feel. ## 🚀 Core Features - **🥗 100+ Authentic Recipes**: Detailed guides for stews (Wots), breads (Injera), breakfast (Chechebsa), and more. - **👟 Integrated Fitness Tracker**: Set and monitor daily goals for steps, water intake, and calorie burn. - **⚖️ BMI Calculator**: A premium tool to track your health and wellness goals. - **🌍 Bilingual Support**: Seamlessly switch between **English** and **Amharic** (አማርኛ) throughout the app. - **🛒 Smart Grocery List**: Automatically add ingredients from any recipe to your shopping list. - **🌙 Dark & Light Mode**: A beautifully crafted UI that respects your system preferences. ## 🛠 Tech Stack - **Framework**: React Native with Expo Router - **Styling**: Vanilla CSS-in-JS for maximum performance and flexibility - **Localization**: Custom translation hook supporting full UTF-8 Amharic characters - **Icons**: Feather and Expo Vector Icons --- *Designed with ❤️ by the Ethiopian Kitchen Team.*