So, ah... is it just me or is "Maangchi" just entirely faking their reviews? Tog... | Hacker News

Hacker Newsnew | past | comments | ask | show | jobs | submit

		horsawlarway on Nov 9, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Show HN: I built a no-BS recipe search engine So, ah... is it just me or is "Maangchi" just entirely faking their reviews? Toggle that slider up to 5k and it's just them sitting there at ridiculous numbers all pegged at 5 stars.

brianjlogan on Nov 9, 2021 [–]

Yeah they must have falsified reviews or the parser is broken. New York Times doesn't even break the first page of results.

Edit: Also they should add a filter for "paywall" recipe sites. I haven't been able to find any of the top recipes as browseable.

Guidelines | FAQ | Lists | API | Security | Legal | Apply to YC | Contact