Ingredient
Soy sauce
Three views of what 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.
- Sesame oil0.54
- Shiitake mushroom0.47
- Ginger0.47
- Oyster sauce0.46
- Light soy sauce0.45
- Shaoxing wine0.43
- Msg0.43
- Sichuan peppercorn0.42
- Starch0.41
- Doubanjiang0.41
- Scallion0.41
- Birds eye chili0.40
- Fish sauce0.40
- Napa cabbage0.40
- Enoki mushroom0.40
- Vinegar0.40
- Fermented black bean0.40
- Garlic0.40
- Bok choy0.39
- White pepper0.39
Blended
Chemistry + recipe contextSimilar in both chemistry and recipe use — the most versatile lens.
- Sesame oil0.75
- Light soy sauce0.71
- Oyster sauce0.70
- Shaoxing wine0.70
- Doubanjiang0.69
- Rice wine0.69
- Rice vinegar0.68
- Chili pepper0.68
- Scallion0.68
- Black bean paste0.67
- Soybean paste0.67
- Tofu0.67
- Sichuan peppercorn0.67
- Garlic scape0.66
- Dark soy sauce0.66
- Bean sprout0.66
- Mirin0.66
- Birds eye chili0.66
- Five spice powder0.66
- Perilla0.66
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Flavor modes
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Blended
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Blended
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Blended
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