Ingredient
Dark soy sauce
Three views of what dark soy 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.
- Light soy sauce0.55
- Shaoxing wine0.53
- Oyster sauce0.47
- Sichuan peppercorn0.46
- Doubanjiang0.44
- Star anise0.44
- Msg0.42
- Soy sauce0.39
- Soybean paste0.39
- Braising liquid0.39
- Baijiu0.38
- Fermented black bean0.38
- Peanut oil0.37
- Fermented tofu0.37
- Ginger0.36
- Scallion0.36
- Shiitake mushroom0.36
- Enoki mushroom0.36
- Garlic scape0.35
- Five spice powder0.35
Blended
Chemistry + recipe contextSimilar in both chemistry and recipe use — the most versatile lens.
- Light soy sauce0.93
- Shaoxing wine0.91
- Oyster sauce0.89
- Sichuan peppercorn0.89
- Doubanjiang0.88
- Soybean paste0.85
- Tsao ko0.84
- Garlic scape0.84
- Five spice powder0.83
- Baijiu0.82
- Sweet bean sauce0.81
- Fermented tofu0.81
- Braising liquid0.80
- Scallion0.80
- Chu hou paste0.79
- Hot pot base0.79
- Fermented black bean0.79
- Mala sauce0.79
- Tofu skin0.79
- Chili pepper0.79
Tastes like
Aroma-chemistry profileShares aroma compounds — best for direct substitutions.
- Light soy sauce0.71
- Shaoxing wine0.69
- Sichuan peppercorn0.67
- Oyster sauce0.65
- Soybean paste0.62
- Doubanjiang0.61
- Tsao ko0.55
- Sweet bean sauce0.53
- Five spice powder0.51
- Chu hou paste0.51
- Baijiu0.50
- Garlic scape0.50
- Fermented tofu0.48
- Sand ginger0.48
- Starch0.47
- Braising liquid0.46
- Fermented black bean0.46
- Chili pepper0.46
- Spice mix0.45
- Star anise0.44
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