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

8 points by drew_kutchar 15 years ago | 6 comments

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!

prs 15 years ago |

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.

drew_kutchar 15 years ago | |

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

prs 15 years ago | | |

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

templaedhel 15 years ago |

Along the same lines, I have been looking for a database of ingrediants. Have you run across anything like that in your quest?

drew_kutchar 15 years ago | |

No, but you can just find any recipe database and parse the ingredients out.