Ingredient
Sweet and sour sauce
Three views of what sweet and sour sauce relates to — by recipe co-occurrence, blended, and aroma chemistry. Scores are cosine similarities in 300-D Metapath2Vec space.
Substitutes
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Relations
Cooks with
Recipe co-occurrenceThings this is cooked with in real recipes — strongest cue for partners on the plate.
- Black bean paste0.34
- Rice vinegar0.33
- Chili oil0.32
- Chili sauce0.32
- Spring roll wrapper0.32
- Luncheon meat0.30
- Rakkyo0.30
- Seasoning sauce0.30
- Fried gluten ball0.29
- Chu hou paste0.29
- Soybean sprout0.28
- Umami sauce0.28
- Youtiao0.28
- Sesame oil0.28
- Glass noodle0.27
- Green sichuan peppercorn0.27
- Chili garlic sauce0.27
- Seafood sauce0.27
- Sweet bean sauce0.26
- Vietnamese pork roll0.26
Blended
Chemistry + recipe contextSimilar in both chemistry and recipe use — the most versatile lens.
- Rice noodle0.67
- Light soy sauce0.67
- Rice vinegar0.67
- Bean sprout0.66
- Sesame oil0.66
- Spring roll wrapper0.65
- Oyster sauce0.65
- Seasoning sauce0.65
- Black bean paste0.65
- Chili oil0.65
- Soybean paste0.65
- Shaoxing wine0.64
- Plum sauce0.64
- Chili pepper0.64
- Mala sauce0.64
- Sweet chili sauce0.63
- Birds eye chili0.63
- Scallion oil0.63
- Tofu skin0.63
- Msg0.63
Tastes like
Aroma-chemistry profileShares aroma compounds — best for direct substitutions.
- Spring roll0.38
- Rice paper0.38
- Vietnamese balm0.35
- Spring roll wrapper0.35
- Duck sauce0.34
- Chili oil0.33
- Plum sauce0.33
- Five willow vegetable0.32
- Light soy sauce0.32
- Bean sprout0.32
- Egg roll wrapper0.31
- Rice vinegar0.31
- Water chestnut0.31
- Seasoning sauce0.31
- Fish paste0.30
- Stir fry sauce0.30
- Black bean paste0.30
- Hoisin sauce0.30
- Chunjang0.29
- Sesame paste0.29
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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