Ingredient
Black bean paste
Three views of what black bean paste relates to — by recipe co-occurrence, blended, and aroma chemistry. Scores are cosine similarities in 300-D Metapath2Vec space.
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Relations
Cooks with
Recipe co-occurrenceThings this is cooked with in real recipes — strongest cue for partners on the plate.
- Seasoning sauce0.40
- Shacha sauce0.38
- Dried tofu0.38
- Frog leg0.38
- Mala sauce0.37
- Braising liquid0.36
- Chili garlic sauce0.36
- Chu hou paste0.36
- Soybean sprout0.35
- Celtuce0.35
- Choy sum0.35
- Pickled mustard green0.35
- Sesame oil0.35
- Tofu skin0.35
- Snow vegetable0.34
- Sand ginger0.34
- Sweet and sour sauce0.34
- Coriander root0.34
- Five spice powder0.34
- Chinese broccoli0.34
Blended
Chemistry + recipe contextSimilar in both chemistry and recipe use — the most versatile lens.
- Oyster sauce0.80
- Light soy sauce0.80
- Mala sauce0.78
- Shaoxing wine0.78
- Seasoning sauce0.77
- Doubanjiang0.77
- Sesame oil0.76
- Five spice powder0.76
- Dark soy sauce0.76
- Soybean paste0.75
- Fermented black bean0.75
- Chili pepper0.75
- Hot pot base0.75
- Sichuan peppercorn0.75
- Bean sprout0.75
- Celtuce0.74
- Soybean sprout0.74
- Chili sauce0.74
- Garlic scape0.73
- Dried tofu0.73
Tastes like
Aroma-chemistry profileShares aroma compounds — best for direct substitutions.
- Oyster sauce0.43
- Light soy sauce0.41
- Fermented black bean0.41
- Seasoning sauce0.41
- Shaoxing wine0.39
- Dark soy sauce0.38
- Sichuan peppercorn0.38
- Doubanjiang0.38
- Char siu sauce0.37
- Hoisin sauce0.37
- Chili oil0.36
- Chinese celery0.36
- Fish sauce0.36
- Chinese broccoli0.36
- Sweet chili sauce0.35
- Birds eye chili0.35
- Mala sauce0.35
- Sesame oil0.35
- Soybean sprout0.34
- Chili sauce0.33
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