Ingredient
Water spinach
Three views of what water spinach 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.
- Bean sprout0.38
- Pickled mustard green0.38
- Water mimosa0.37
- Shacha sauce0.37
- Sour bamboo shoot0.36
- Rice noodle0.36
- Fried tofu puff0.35
- Banana blossom0.35
- Fish ball0.35
- Seasoning sauce0.34
- Vietnamese coriander0.34
- Chinese sausage0.34
- Tofu skin0.34
- Chili sauce0.34
- Perilla0.34
- Bone marrow0.33
- Tofu0.33
- Agati flower0.33
- Rice paper0.33
- Shrimp paste0.33
Blended
Chemistry + recipe contextSimilar in both chemistry and recipe use — the most versatile lens.
- Agati flower0.78
- Yard long bean0.76
- Water mimosa0.76
- Scallion0.76
- Oyster mushroom0.74
- Banana blossom0.73
- Wood ear mushroom0.73
- Enoki mushroom0.72
- Rice noodle0.72
- Rice paddy herb0.71
- Snakehead fish0.71
- Garland chrysanthemum0.70
- Vietnamese coriander0.70
- Fried tofu puff0.70
- Fish sauce0.70
- Malabar spinach0.70
- Bone marrow0.70
- Bok choy0.70
- Sour bamboo shoot0.70
- Bamboo shoot0.69
Tastes like
Aroma-chemistry profileShares aroma compounds — best for direct substitutions.
- Agati flower0.63
- Scallion0.63
- Yard long bean0.63
- Malabar spinach0.53
- Garland chrysanthemum0.52
- Bok choy0.50
- Wood ear mushroom0.50
- Oyster mushroom0.50
- Enoki mushroom0.48
- Winged bean0.48
- Chinese broccoli0.47
- Lemongrass0.47
- Bamboo shoot0.46
- Fiddlehead fern0.45
- Shallot0.44
- Chayote0.44
- Cassava0.42
- Shiitake mushroom0.42
- Tofu0.42
- Oil0.41
Flavor modes
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