[Talk-us] International grocery labeling

Cameron Adamez cameron at soycow.org
Wed Sep 30 17:54:20 BST 2009


>
>> I would like to work on a project that involves locating ingredients
>> within a certain radius. I encourage other mappers to help me out by
>> marking ethnic foods accordingly.
>
> You'll get better luck saying what is local to you, and what you are
> offering to the community with more complete ethnic food information.

It wouldn't be local to _me_, it would be local to the end user. I'm  
working on yet another food-based website, with one component being  
recipes. Most ingredients are easy to come by at the grocery store,  
but what if you're making lassi, for example? The database knows who  
uses rose water, so it would check the cuisine tag and show you where  
to find it.

Currently I'm trying to map all the ethnic grocery stores in my town  
(Portland, OR) but I don't know. My ulterior motive is to find  
tortillas like my grandma used to make, before she got tired of making  
tortillas. =P

Cameron




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