Ingredient
Light soy sauce
Three views of what light 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.
- Sichuan peppercorn0.59
- Dark soy sauce0.55
- Shaoxing wine0.55
- Oyster sauce0.52
- Doubanjiang0.52
- Ginger0.49
- Fermented black bean0.48
- Birds eye chili0.48
- Msg0.47
- Starch0.47
- Baijiu0.45
- Soy sauce0.45
- Shiitake mushroom0.44
- Abalone0.44
- Chili oil0.43
- Star anise0.43
- Sesame oil0.43
- Fermented tofu0.42
- Enoki mushroom0.42
- Garlic scape0.42
Blended
Chemistry + recipe contextSimilar in both chemistry and recipe use — the most versatile lens.
- Oyster sauce0.93
- Dark soy sauce0.93
- Shaoxing wine0.92
- Sichuan peppercorn0.92
- Doubanjiang0.90
- Soybean paste0.87
- Garlic scape0.86
- Five spice powder0.85
- Birds eye chili0.85
- Mala sauce0.85
- Sesame oil0.85
- Fermented black bean0.85
- Dried tofu0.84
- Chili pepper0.84
- Hot pot base0.84
- Tofu skin0.84
- Scallion0.83
- Celtuce0.83
- Starch0.83
- Msg0.82
Tastes like
Aroma-chemistry profileShares aroma compounds — best for direct substitutions.
- Dark soy sauce0.71
- Shaoxing wine0.70
- Oyster sauce0.70
- Sichuan peppercorn0.67
- Doubanjiang0.63
- Soybean paste0.58
- Starch0.58
- Five spice powder0.55
- Fermented black bean0.55
- Garlic scape0.55
- Sweet bean sauce0.53
- Mala sauce0.52
- Birds eye chili0.52
- Chili oil0.51
- Tofu skin0.51
- Chili pepper0.51
- Sesame oil0.50
- Fermented tofu0.50
- Baijiu0.47
- Tsao ko0.47
Flavor modes
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