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SpiceNice – An open source spice database
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#12I 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.
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#13Cool site, but the AI generated image makes me nauseous.
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#14Is 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.
cumin and persian cumin (caraway) is one such example
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#15Is 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.
Za'atar is the name of a herb and also a spice mix
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#16I 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.
You can but you will likely end up with some invented spices.
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#17This 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". [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_culinary_herbs_and_spi...
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.
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#18Is 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.
Pink pepper can refer to three different species, from the Euonymus and Schinus families. One is from Madagascar and the other one is from South America.
As another example, Sichuan pepper can come from 6 different species of the Zanthoxylum family.
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#19Is 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.
Also long pepper/black pepper (piper in Latin)
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#20Seems like a perfect job for Datasette: SQLite plus web api and UI
“Datasette is a tool for exploring and publishing data. It helps people take data of any shape, analyze and explore it, and publish it as an interactive website and accompanying API.”
The “Baked Data” style of deploying the data with the app is powerful.