Ingredient
Hot and sour sauce
Three views of what hot and sour 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.
- Kelp0.32
- Rice noodle0.29
- Udon noodle0.28
- Napa cabbage0.27
- Budae jjigae base0.26
- Fish sausage0.26
- Hunan chopped chili0.26
- Yu choy0.25
- Water shield0.25
- Youtiao0.25
- Mustard root0.25
- Garlic scape0.25
- Maggi seasoning0.25
- Sweet soy sauce0.25
- Fried tofu puff0.24
- Tatsoi0.24
- Tsao ko0.24
- Sesame paste0.24
- Fried gluten ball0.24
- Sea grape0.24
Blended
Chemistry + recipe contextSimilar in both chemistry and recipe use — the most versatile lens.
- Light soy sauce0.67
- Fish tofu0.67
- Yu choy0.67
- Hot pot base0.67
- Fish ball0.67
- Soybean sprout0.66
- Rice noodle0.66
- Oyster sauce0.66
- Tofu skin0.66
- Mala sauce0.65
- Qingjiang fish0.65
- Napa cabbage0.65
- Dried tofu0.65
- Udon noodle0.64
- King oyster mushroom0.64
- Doubanjiang0.63
- Lotus root0.63
- Celtuce0.63
- Glass noodle0.63
- Fried tofu puff0.63
Tastes like
Aroma-chemistry profileShares aroma compounds — best for direct substitutions.
- Budae jjigae base0.36
- Fish sausage0.35
- Qingjiang fish0.35
- Yu choy0.33
- Hot pot base0.33
- Tofu skin0.32
- Daylily flower0.32
- Sukiyaki sauce0.31
- Tom yum paste0.30
- Blood tofu0.30
- Mala sauce0.30
- Napa cabbage0.30
- Tteokbokki sauce0.30
- Sea grape0.30
- Fish ball0.29
- Fermented vegetable brine0.29
- Glass noodle0.29
- Egg tofu0.29
- Guizhou sour soup0.29
- Laksa paste0.29
Flavor modes
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Blended
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Blended
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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
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