Ingredient
Lotus seed
Three views of what lotus seed 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.
Blended
Chemistry + recipe contextSimilar in both chemistry and recipe use — the most versatile lens.
- Lily bulb0.86
- Snow fungus0.83
- Fox nut0.82
- Red date0.82
- Longan0.81
- Goji berry0.80
- Mung bean0.77
- Glutinous rice0.75
- Black rice0.74
- Dried tangerine peel0.73
- Rock sugar0.73
- Chinese yam0.73
- Osmanthus flower0.72
- Astragalus root0.72
- Winter melon0.72
- Peach gum0.72
- Hyacinth bean0.71
- Epiphyllum flower0.71
- Sea coconut0.70
- Red rice0.69
Tastes like
Aroma-chemistry profileShares aroma compounds — best for direct substitutions.
- Lily bulb0.66
- Snow fungus0.65
- Fox nut0.64
- Goji berry0.62
- Glutinous rice0.56
- Black rice0.52
- Peach gum0.51
- Astragalus root0.50
- Osmanthus flower0.49
- Sea coconut0.47
- Longan0.47
- Red date0.47
- Winter melon0.44
- Mung bean0.44
- Cordyceps flower0.44
- Rock sugar0.43
- Epiphyllum flower0.42
- Tiger milk mushroom0.42
- Birds nest0.42
- Chrysanthemum0.42
Flavor modes
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Blended
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