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SpiceNice – An open source spice database

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Re: SpiceNice – An open source spice database

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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.

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.

Re: SpiceNice – An open source spice database

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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".

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_culinary_herbs_and_spi...

Re: SpiceNice – An open source spice database

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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.

There are two very distinct types of cinnamon…

Re: SpiceNice – An open source spice database

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post #7

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.

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.

Re: SpiceNice – An open source spice database

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post #7

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.

asking for pepper in a dish might result in different results based on your region....
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