Umami sauce

Things this is cooked with in real recipes — strongest cue for partners on the plate.

• Crab mushroom0.39
• Seasoning sauce0.37
• Mandarin fish0.34
• Mala sauce0.34
• Tea tree mushroom0.34
• Sea cucumber0.34
• Kohlrabi0.33
• Rapeseed0.33
• Yellow croaker0.32
• Shacha sauce0.32
• Lotus root0.32
• Wood ear mushroom0.32
• Scallion oil0.31
• Sole0.31
• Fern0.31
• Water bamboo0.31
• Razor clam0.31
• Termite mushroom0.31
• Fiddlehead fern0.31
• Celtuce0.31

Similar in both chemistry and recipe use — the most versatile lens.

• Light soy sauce0.78
• Oyster sauce0.77
• Shaoxing wine0.76
• Mala sauce0.75
• Water bamboo0.73
• Dried tofu0.73
• Scallion oil0.73
• Zha cai0.73
• Starch0.72
• Doubanjiang0.72
• Msg0.72
• Sichuan peppercorn0.72
• Sesame oil0.72
• Chili oil0.72
• Hot pot base0.71
• Birds eye chili0.71
• Sweet potato starch0.71
• Crab mushroom0.71
• Tofu skin0.71
• Napa cabbage0.71

Shares aroma compounds — best for direct substitutions.

• Goose egg0.42
• Light soy sauce0.40
• Shaoxing wine0.40
• Oyster sauce0.39
• Starch0.39
• Catnip0.38
• Yu choy0.37
• Hunan chopped chili0.37
• Zha cai0.37
• Basa0.37
• Doubanjiang0.36
• Garlic scape0.36
• Pickled mustard green0.35
• Sweet potato starch0.35
• Dried orchid flower0.35
• Qingjiang fish0.35
• Seasoning sauce0.34
• Garlic chive0.34
• Vegetable extract0.34
• Krill0.34