Ingredient
Black sesame seed
Three views of what black sesame seed 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.
- Glutinous rice flour0.41
- Sesame seed0.34
- Red bean paste0.30
- Meat floss0.29
- Black rice0.29
- Purple sweet potato0.29
- Psyllium husk0.28
- Red yeast0.28
- Glutinous rice0.28
- Poolish0.28
- Mung bean paste0.28
- Dango0.28
- Hawthorn0.27
- Soybean0.27
- Activated charcoal powder0.27
- Rice vinegar0.26
- Osmanthus flower0.26
- Yeast0.26
- Wheat0.26
- Matcha powder0.25
Blended
Chemistry + recipe contextSimilar in both chemistry and recipe use — the most versatile lens.
- Glutinous rice flour0.74
- Meat floss0.72
- Red bean paste0.71
- Purple sweet potato0.69
- Mung bean paste0.67
- Glutinous rice0.66
- Salted duck egg0.66
- Black rice0.65
- Matcha powder0.65
- Maltose0.64
- Osmanthus flower0.64
- Mochi0.63
- Nori0.62
- Lotus seed0.62
- Coix seed0.62
- Barley grass0.61
- Mixed grains0.61
- Zha cai0.61
- Dried shrimp0.60
- Lye water0.60
Tastes like
Aroma-chemistry profileShares aroma compounds — best for direct substitutions.
- Glutinous rice flour0.53
- Red bean paste0.52
- Black rice0.48
- Meat floss0.47
- Purple sweet potato0.45
- Matcha powder0.44
- Mung bean paste0.44
- Mixed grains0.42
- Mochi0.41
- Coix seed0.41
- Lye water0.40
- Maltose0.40
- Pine pollen0.39
- Glutinous rice0.38
- Salted duck egg0.38
- Xylitol0.37
- Lotus seed0.36
- Barley grass0.36
- Dough0.36
- Snow fungus0.36
Flavor modes
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