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Ask HN: Where can I buy/download a recipe database?

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Post by drew_kutchar »

For my next project I need a recipe database with pictures of the food.

I did come across http://www.odditysoftware.com/page-datasales226.htm but that doesn't include photos.

Also, I know there is http://www.opensourcefood.com/ which I think I can safely "scrape" since all the recipes have Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 3.0 License as long as I attribute the original author.

I was wondering if anyone on HN knows of a better recipe database out there which I can buy.

Thanks!

Re: Ask HN: Where can I buy/download a recipe database?

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Post by prs »

drew_kutchar wrote: post #3
prs wrote: post #2

Is the data dump available at http://recipes.wikia.com/wiki/Special:Statistics an option that might fit your needs? You might want to check it out unless you already did so.

That looks like a really good one. Do you know what's the license?

http://community.wikia.com/wiki/Community_Central:Licensing

Re: Ask HN: Where can I buy/download a recipe database?

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Post by ttrashh »

prs wrote: post #4
drew_kutchar wrote: post #3

Earlier quoted context omitted.

That looks like a really good one. Do you know what's the license?

http://community.wikia.com/wiki/Community_Central:Licensing

What would I need to do to comply with the license for a commercial mobile app? Have attribution where I display the article or data? What does share alike do in this case? Would I need to provide a link to the source for the application?
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