Ingredient
Sesame paste
Three views of what sesame paste 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.
- Chili oil0.40
- Zha cai0.36
- Garland chrysanthemum0.35
- Soybean0.35
- Enoki mushroom0.34
- Daikon0.34
- Sweet bean sauce0.34
- Glass noodle0.34
- Garlic chive0.33
- Dried tofu0.33
- Yu choy0.33
- Fish ball0.33
- Wheat gluten0.32
- Chili garlic sauce0.32
- Crab mushroom0.32
- Lettuce0.32
- Konjac0.32
- Fish tofu0.32
- Oyster mushroom0.31
- Napa cabbage0.31
Blended
Chemistry + recipe contextSimilar in both chemistry and recipe use — the most versatile lens.
- Chili oil0.85
- Sesame oil0.80
- Light soy sauce0.78
- Zha cai0.78
- Tofu skin0.77
- Liangpi0.77
- Glass noodle0.76
- Oyster sauce0.76
- Fermented tofu0.75
- Yu choy0.75
- Sichuan peppercorn0.75
- Hot pot base0.74
- Mala sauce0.74
- Sweet bean sauce0.74
- Dried tofu0.73
- Doubanjiang0.73
- Yibin yacai0.73
- Soybean sprout0.72
- Napa cabbage0.72
- Konjac0.72
Tastes like
Aroma-chemistry profileShares aroma compounds — best for direct substitutions.
- Chili oil0.62
- Zha cai0.48
- Sesame oil0.47
- Liangpi0.46
- Glass noodle0.42
- Fermented tofu0.42
- Yibin yacai0.40
- Light soy sauce0.40
- Century egg0.38
- Wheat gluten0.37
- Dumpling wrapper0.37
- Watermelon radish0.37
- Mung bean starch0.36
- Yu choy0.36
- Rice tofu0.35
- Daikon0.35
- Scallion oil0.35
- Tofu skin0.35
- Youtiao0.34
- Braising liquid0.34
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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Blended
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Tastes like
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Tastes like
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