Ingredient
Leek
Three views of what leek relates to — by recipe co-occurrence, blended, and aroma chemistry. Scores are cosine similarities in 300-D Metapath2Vec space.
Substitutes
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Relations
Cooks with
Recipe co-occurrenceThings this is cooked with in real recipes — strongest cue for partners on the plate.
Blended
Chemistry + recipe contextSimilar in both chemistry and recipe use — the most versatile lens.
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- Light soy sauce0.68
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- Msg0.68
- Bamboo shoot0.67
- Oyster sauce0.67
- Daikon0.67
- Dark soy sauce0.66
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Aroma-chemistry profileShares aroma compounds — best for direct substitutions.
Flavor modes
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Blended
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