Building a Macedonian Recipe Dataset: Collection, Parsing, and Comparative Analysis

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2510.14128v1
• Date: Wed, 15 Oct 2025 21:54:23 GMT
• Title: Building a Macedonian Recipe Dataset: Collection, Parsing, and Comparative Analysis
• Authors: Darko Sasanski, Dimitar Peshevski, Riste Stojanov, Dimitar Trajanov,
• Abstract summary: We present the first systematic effort to construct a Macedonian recipe dataset through web scraping and structured parsing.<n>An exploratory analysis of ingredient frequency and co-occurrence patterns, using measures such as Pointwise Mutual Information and Lift score, highlights distinctive ingredient combinations that characterize Macedonian cuisine.
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• License: http://arxiv.org/licenses/nonexclusive-distrib/1.0/
• Abstract: Computational gastronomy increasingly relies on diverse, high-quality recipe datasets to capture regional culinary traditions. Although there are large-scale collections for major languages, Macedonian recipes remain under-represented in digital research. In this work, we present the first systematic effort to construct a Macedonian recipe dataset through web scraping and structured parsing. We address challenges in processing heterogeneous ingredient descriptions, including unit, quantity, and descriptor normalization. An exploratory analysis of ingredient frequency and co-occurrence patterns, using measures such as Pointwise Mutual Information and Lift score, highlights distinctive ingredient combinations that characterize Macedonian cuisine. The resulting dataset contributes a new resource for studying food culture in underrepresented languages and offers insights into the unique patterns of Macedonian culinary tradition.

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