isibor-osasere/AfricanDishRecognizer

AfricanDishRecognizer: AfricanDishRecognizer is an AI-powered project that recognizes African dishes from photos and retrieves the ingredients needed to prepare them from a MongoDB database. Perfect for individuals who want to explore and cook African cuisine with ease. **AfricanDishRecognizer** AfricanDishRecognizer is an AI-powered project designed to help individuals recognize African dishes from photos and retrieve the ingredients needed to prepare them from a MongoDB database. This project is ideal for anyone looking to explore and cook African cuisine with ease. **Table of Contents** Introduction Features Usage Installation Contributing License Contact **Introduction** AfricanDishRecognizer leverages computer vision and machine learning to identify African dishes from images. Once a dish is recognized, it pulls the relevant ingredients from a MongoDB database, making it easy for users to prepare the dish. This project aims to make African cuisine more accessible to people around the world. **Features** Recognize African dishes from photos Retrieve ingredients and preparation instructions from a MongoDB database Easy-to-use interface for capturing and uploading photos Detailed ingredient lists for a variety of African dishes **Usage** You can access and use the AfricanDishRecognizer application via the following link: africandishrecognizer-2.onr… Hosted Application on Render Capture or upload a photo: Use the application interface to take a photo of an African dish or upload an existing photo. Recognize the dish: The AI model will process the photo and identify the dish. Retrieve ingredients: The application will fetch the ingredients from the MongoDB database and display them to you. Prepare the dish: Follow the ingredient list and instructions to prepare your African dish. **Installation** If you prefer to run the project locally, follow these steps: Clone the repository: git clone github.com cd AfricanDishRecognizer Install the required dependencies: pip install -r requirements.txt Set up your MongoDB database: Ensure you have MongoDB installed and running. Create a database and collection for storing the ingredients. Run the applicat …