(used with Python 3.11.5, but should work with other versions as well)

1. Clone the repository

git clone https://github.com/norphiil/Culinary_Heritage_and_AI.git

2. Install the required packages

pip install -r requirements.txt

3. Run the application

py .\manage.py runserver

1. Open the application in your browser (Default http://127.0.0.1:8000/)
2. The database is created with the clean_data.csv file one time, you can click on reset database in the web interface to refresh and update the application database with the file data clean_data.csv.
3. You can zoom in the chart by selecting a specific area with your mouse
4. You can select a specific dish, recipe and cluster by clicking on the corresponding dropdown menu
   1. When you select a dish, the recipe and cluster dropdown menu will be updated with the corresponding data
   2. When you select a dish, the similar and dissimilar recipes section appears at the bottom of the page.
      1. You can select a specific recipe from the dropdown to only see the similarity between the selected recipe and the other recipes of the same dish.
      2. You can also select a specific recipe from the similar and dissimilar recipes section to see more details.