Ingredient
Doenjang
Three views of what doenjang 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.
- Wuchang fish0.30
- Ssamjang0.30
- Litsea cubeba0.29
- Fish cake0.29
- Stinky mandarin fish0.28
- Chili garlic sauce0.28
- Liangpi0.28
- Cartilage0.28
- Seafood sauce0.28
- Zhajiang sauce0.27
- Doubanjiang0.27
- Mapo tofu sauce0.27
- Superior stock0.27
- Sake0.27
- Braising liquid0.26
- Daylily flower0.26
- Green fish0.26
- Wine lees0.26
- Broth0.25
- Shaobing0.25
Blended
Chemistry + recipe contextSimilar in both chemistry and recipe use — the most versatile lens.
- Soybean paste0.71
- Doubanjiang0.70
- Light soy sauce0.68
- Dark soy sauce0.68
- Shaoxing wine0.68
- Oyster sauce0.67
- Fermented black bean0.66
- Soybean sprout0.65
- Sichuan peppercorn0.65
- Hot pot base0.64
- Sand ginger0.64
- Sweet bean sauce0.64
- Green sichuan peppercorn0.64
- Korean bbq sauce0.64
- Mala sauce0.64
- Sesame oil0.64
- Cartilage0.64
- Gochugaru0.64
- Baijiu0.63
- Chili pepper0.63
Tastes like
Aroma-chemistry profileShares aroma compounds — best for direct substitutions.
- Dark soy sauce0.37
- Ssamjang0.36
- Dry pot sauce0.36
- Puffer fish0.35
- Korean bbq sauce0.34
- Seasoning sauce0.34
- Soybean paste0.33
- Cheongyang chili0.33
- Dried orchid flower0.32
- Cartilage0.32
- Mapo tofu sauce0.32
- Korean rice wine0.31
- Chu hou paste0.31
- Baijiu0.30
- Filefish0.30
- Oyster sauce0.30
- Doubanjiang0.30
- Wuchang fish0.30
- Soju0.30
- Rakkyo0.30
Flavor modes
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Japanese and Korean hot pot ingredients
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Blended
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196 ingredients
Blended
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Blended
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Blended
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Tastes like
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Tastes like
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Tastes like
East Asian fermented pastes and aromatics
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Tastes like
Chinese savory sauces and umami staples
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Tastes like
East Asian seafood and preserved vegetables
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