Ingredient
Char siu sauce
Three views of what char siu sauce 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.
- Char siu pork0.34
- Braising liquid0.33
- King oyster mushroom0.33
- Chu hou paste0.32
- Shacha sauce0.31
- Sword bean0.30
- Oyster sauce0.30
- Stir fry sauce0.30
- Bamboo shoot0.30
- Sweet bean sauce0.29
- Seasoning sauce0.29
- Dark soy sauce0.29
- Black bean paste0.29
- Lotus leaf0.28
- Soybean sprout0.28
- Fermented tofu0.28
- Luncheon meat0.28
- Dried tangerine peel0.28
- Five spice powder0.28
- Coriander root0.28
Blended
Chemistry + recipe contextSimilar in both chemistry and recipe use — the most versatile lens.
- Chu hou paste0.71
- Black bean paste0.70
- Five spice powder0.70
- Char siu pork0.70
- Oyster sauce0.69
- Light soy sauce0.68
- Dark soy sauce0.68
- Braising liquid0.68
- Fermented tofu0.66
- Shacha sauce0.66
- Seasoning sauce0.66
- Hoisin sauce0.66
- Baijiu0.65
- Seafood sauce0.64
- Shaoxing wine0.64
- Soybean paste0.64
- Sesame oil0.63
- Doubanjiang0.63
- Mala sauce0.63
- Sand ginger0.63
Tastes like
Aroma-chemistry profileShares aroma compounds — best for direct substitutions.
- Chu hou paste0.45
- Char siu pork0.41
- Black bean paste0.37
- Hoisin sauce0.37
- Light soy sauce0.35
- Shacha sauce0.35
- Plum sauce0.34
- Mei kuei lu wine0.34
- Dark soy sauce0.34
- Fermented tofu0.33
- Five spice powder0.33
- Oyster sauce0.33
- Wine0.32
- Baijiu0.31
- Braising liquid0.31
- Duck0.31
- Sand ginger0.31
- Preserved plum0.30
- Sweet preserved mustard green0.30
- Rice wine0.29
Flavor modes
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