Descriptive Schema Project
Domain
Common dishes at Chinese restaurants in triangle area, North Carolina.
Audience
Audience of the dataset would be those living near RTP who are interested in eating at a nearby Chinese restaurant, or are looking for types of dishes, recommendations, and their recipes, reviews, etc. The set can also help audience understand which dishes are traditional and which are derivatives. This set may serve as a cultural and historical bridge to let people know more about Chinese dishes.
Scope
Popular* dishes that show up on the menus at most Chinese restaurants would be included, since there are usually some common named famous dishes and appetizers such as kung pao chicken, general Tso's chicken, etc. This does not include general sides or drinks such as steams/fried rice, green tea, etc. The classification of fortune cookies is kind of tricky but they would be included in the set since they are also named food and there is a long interesting history behind.
*The definition Popular here is the same dish name that shows up at more than 2 Chinese restaurants.
Identification
The names of dishes.
Attribute
Name : Dish Name
Value : Liberal Text
Guideline : Dish name that shows up on the menu.
Name : Is Derivative
Value : Boolean
Guideline : To describe if this is a traditional dish or this dish has been refined to adapt to local taste.
Name : History
Value : Liberal Text
Guideline : A short description (50-150 words) of the origin, development and cultural history behind the dish.
Name : Ingredients
Value : Liberal Text
Guideline : Main ingredients contained in the food, such as the kind of meat and vegetable used.
Name : Vegetarian Level
Value : Select [
Vegans(no dairy, no eggs, no animals),
Ovo-vegetarian(no dairy), Lacto-vegetarians(no eggs),
Lacto-ovo-vegetarians(with dairy and eggs)
]
Guideline : To label if this food is vegetarian
Name : Is Gluten Free
Value : Boolean
Guideline : Main ingredients contained in the food, such as the kind of meat and vegetable used.
Name : Served at
Value : Restaurant identity
Guideline : Which restaurant has this dish served.
Name : Price Range
Value : Two separate numeric values (lowest, highest)
Guideline : Lowest and highest prices for the dish.
Name : Methods of Cooking
Value : Frying / Roasting / Grilling / Steaming / Poaching / Simmering / Broiling / Stewing / Cold Dish / etc.
Guideline : In what way this dish is cooked.
Name : Review
Value : User generated content.
Guideline : Can be added by users through an interactive text box and can be viewed by later users at the same page.