[HN Gopher] SpiceNice - An open source spice database
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SpiceNice - An open source spice database
Author : tderflinger
Score : 49 points
Date : 2024-12-17 10:38 UTC (12 hours ago)
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| michaelmior wrote:
| I would suggest listing this as a Show HN post. It looks
| interesting, but I'm not sure what I gain from this over just
| using Wikipedia.
| tderflinger wrote:
| All right, thanks for your feedback. Correct, currently this is
| only content from Wikipedia, although in a more structured
| form. I hope to expand and improve content over time (maybe
| even with help of a community). One idea is also linking from
| recipes to the SpiceNice database and getting more information
| about spices in that way.
| rabunite wrote:
| Am I the only one who thought "circuit simulation"?
| neutrinobro wrote:
| No, that's exactly why I clicked on it too.
| tokinonagare wrote:
| This is a just a small list with very few information, smaller
| than what Wikipedia lists[1], and even include error in
| capitalization (SIchuan pepper). This is a bit underwhelming for
| a "visionary entrepreneur".
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| [1]
| https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_culinary_herbs_and_spi...
| mlinksva wrote:
| I agree. "The source of this data is the English edition of
| Wikipedia." I have to wonder how they ingested the data;
| manually? For slightly more vision, a culinary window on
| Wikidata would be nice, whether Wikidata is very exposed in a
| flexible but complex UI like https://scholia.toolforge.org/ or
| is hidden and simplified.
| lbotos wrote:
| Is anyone aware of a spice that is actually known by 1 name in
| two different places but is actually two different spices? My
| mind is blanking
|
| I thought of cilantro/coriander, but that's the opposite case.
| GlenTheMachine wrote:
| There are two very distinct types of cinnamon...
| pcthrowaway wrote:
| Well that's sort of a good example. The word "coriander" is
| used all over the world, but in some places refers to the leaf
| (in other word, what some places call "cilantro") and in other
| places refers to the ground seed.
| knodi123 wrote:
| asking for pepper in a dish might result in different results
| based on your region....
| hantusk wrote:
| cumin and persian cumin (caraway) is one such example
| sahmeepee wrote:
| Za'atar is the name of a herb and also a spice mix
| olddustytrail wrote:
| 10. SpiceNice - An Open Source Spice Database (tderflinger.com)
| 33 points by tderflinger 3 hours ago | flag | hide | 9 comments
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| philipodonnell wrote:
| I often wonder if you can create databases like this using the
| data in the training datasets of LLMs. Generate the list of
| spices by asking for categories, countries of origin, etc and
| then asking about a list of properties for each. You could use
| these kinds of Wikipedia lists as a validation mechanic.
| 35mm wrote:
| You can but you will likely end up with some invented spices.
| sitkack wrote:
| Cool site, but the AI generated image makes me nauseous.
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