Ingredient
Star anise
Three views of what star anise 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 peppercorn0.51
- Dark soy sauce0.44
- Light soy sauce0.43
- Ginger0.43
- Shaoxing wine0.42
- Tsao ko0.41
- Birds eye chili0.37
- Sand ginger0.37
- Msg0.37
- Soy sauce0.36
- Bay leaf0.36
- Doubanjiang0.35
- Oyster sauce0.35
- Soybean paste0.33
- Shiitake mushroom0.33
- Bamboo shoot0.32
- Baijiu0.32
- Wood ear mushroom0.32
- Five spice powder0.32
- Enoki mushroom0.31
Blended
Chemistry + recipe contextSimilar in both chemistry and recipe use — the most versatile lens.
- Tsao ko0.77
- Dark soy sauce0.77
- Scallion0.76
- Sichuan peppercorn0.76
- Light soy sauce0.72
- Wood ear mushroom0.72
- Ginger0.71
- Bamboo shoot0.71
- Shaoxing wine0.69
- Sand ginger0.69
- Doubanjiang0.68
- Enoki mushroom0.68
- Shiitake mushroom0.68
- Fennel seed0.68
- Rock sugar0.68
- Five spice powder0.67
- Soybean paste0.67
- Oyster sauce0.67
- Braising liquid0.67
- Duck0.67
Tastes like
Aroma-chemistry profileShares aroma compounds — best for direct substitutions.
- Scallion0.49
- Sichuan peppercorn0.47
- Dark soy sauce0.44
- Wood ear mushroom0.44
- Fennel0.43
- Light soy sauce0.41
- Bamboo shoot0.41
- Shaoxing wine0.40
- Bay leaf0.40
- Ginger0.40
- Enoki mushroom0.39
- Tsao ko0.39
- Yard long bean0.38
- Cumin0.37
- Oyster sauce0.37
- Doubanjiang0.37
- Soybean paste0.36
- Garland chrysanthemum0.35
- Shiitake mushroom0.35
- Leek0.35
Flavor modes
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Blended
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