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

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!

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prs 15y 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 15y ago ↗

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

prs 15y ago ↗

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

ttrashh 15y ago ↗

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?

templaedhel 15y 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 15y ago ↗

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