非電腦科學系學生如何設計一款更貼合本地餐廳特色菜式的餐牌翻譯工具

Hacktoberfest Open-Source AI Challenge Week 2: Side Hustle Submission 💸

What I Built

Topic:

A menu translator for a local restaurant that handles their specific dishes better than a generic tool.

To examine how a non-CS student (Digital Media, with a low-code background) can implement this topic.

【A. Pain Points / Why Generic Translators Fall Short】

Literal Naming: Tools like Google Translate convert regional slang, or speciality cooking methods word-by-word, leaving you with confusing names like "husband and wife lung slices" or parts that make no sense.
No Preparation Info: Generic apps rarely explain how a dish is cooked (e.g., braised, stir-fried, clay-pot) or what flavour profile to expect (sour, numbing-spicy, sweet-and-sour).

【B. What Specialised Menu Tools Do Differently】

Users and owners have UX concerns.

Dish-Level Context: Apps built for food translation explain the actual ingredients, regional background, and flavour profiles.
Allergy and Dietary Filters: Dedicated tools let you flag common allergens (shellfish, peanuts, gluten, dairy) or dietary restrictions to warn you or fade out unsafe options.
Restaurant-Facing Publishing Tools: If you are a restaurant owner looking to publish your own custom menu, specialised workflows.

Applied some JSON structure to structure it to indicate how the dish is prepared, what animal (+parts) is in it, actual allergy flags, etc other concerns.
Used minimal HTML, CSS, and JS as local web-based apps; can be expanded into Server-Client hosting by exporting into HTML and JSON structure storage.

Topic : [Example Topic] A menu translator for a local restaurant that handles their specific dishes better than a generic tool.

【Why Generic Translators Fall Short】

Literal Naming: Tools like Google Translate convert regional slang, local protein cuts, or speciality cooking methods word-by-word, leaving you with confusing names like "husband and wife lung slices" or literal animal parts that make no sense.
No Preparation Info: Generic apps rarely explain how a dish is cooked (e.g., braised, stir-fried, clay-pot) or what flavour profile to expect (sour, numbing-spicy, sweet-and-sour).

【What Specialised Menu Tools Do Differently】

Dish-Level Context: Apps built for food translation explain the actual ingredients, regional background, and flavour profiles.
Allergy and Dietary Filters: Dedicated tools let you flag common allergens (shellfish, peanuts, gluten, dairy) or dietary restrictions to warn you or fade out unsafe options.
Restaurant-Facing Publishing Tools: If you are a restaurant owner looking to publish your own custom…