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Instagram captions for your food photos — in 30 seconds

Describe the dish, get a caption in English and Chinese with hashtags, ready to post

You took a great photo of today's special. Now you need a caption. Describe the dish and your brand vibe, get an Instagram caption in English and Chinese with local hashtags — ready to drop into Postiz and schedule.

BeginnerFree5 minutes

Tools used

Claude.ai (free at claude.ai) or Ollama (free, local)

How to do it

  1. 1

    Open Claude.ai or your local AI

  2. 2

    Paste this prompt:

  3. 3

    PROMPT: 'Write an Instagram caption for a food photo. The dish is: [describe it — e.g. golden pan-fried pork dumplings with crispy bottoms, served with chili vinegar dipping sauce]. My restaurant/shop is in [neighbourhood], Burnaby BC and our vibe is [e.g. cozy family dim sum spot / modern bubble tea cafe / casual ramen bar]. My customers are mostly [describe your regulars]. Write one caption in natural English and one in Chinese. Both under 120 characters. Add 6-8 hashtags mixing English and Chinese — include at least one Burnaby or Metro Vancouver hashtag.'

  4. 4

    Copy the English and Chinese captions

  5. 5

    Open Postiz, add your photo, paste both captions (post them separately or together)

  6. 6

    Schedule for peak engagement times: 11am-1pm or 6-8pm on weekdays

Watch out for

  • Your photo matters more than the caption — good lighting and a clean background make the biggest difference

  • Local hashtags like #burnabyfoodie #metrovancouver #604eats outperform generic ones like #food or #yum

  • Mix English and Chinese hashtags — both communities will discover you

  • Instagram limits posts to 30 hashtags — 6-8 well-chosen ones outperform 30 generic ones

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