Ingredient
Zao lu
Three views of what zao lu 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.
- Hairtail0.33
- Razor clam0.30
- Dried tangerine peel0.30
- Litsea cubeba0.29
- Wine lees0.29
- Shaoxing wine0.29
- Perilla0.29
- Pomfret0.29
- Preserved plum0.29
- Star anise0.28
- Lotus root0.28
- Jinhua ham0.27
- Cartilage0.27
- Wood ear mushroom0.27
- Dried oyster0.27
- Jellyfish0.26
- Snakehead fish0.26
- Sour bamboo shoot0.26
- Chu hou paste0.26
- Snow vegetable0.26
Blended
Chemistry + recipe contextSimilar in both chemistry and recipe use — the most versatile lens.
- Shaoxing wine0.70
- Light soy sauce0.67
- Sichuan peppercorn0.66
- Dark soy sauce0.65
- Oyster sauce0.63
- Tsao ko0.63
- Water bamboo0.63
- Doubanjiang0.63
- Birds eye chili0.63
- Mantis shrimp0.62
- Lotus root0.62
- Celtuce0.62
- Dried tangerine peel0.62
- Green fish0.62
- Umami sauce0.62
- Mala sauce0.61
- Snakehead fish0.61
- Hot pot base0.61
- Pickled mustard green0.61
- Chili pepper0.60
Tastes like
Aroma-chemistry profileShares aroma compounds — best for direct substitutions.
- Shaoxing wine0.40
- Light soy sauce0.38
- Dark soy sauce0.37
- Sichuan peppercorn0.34
- Wine lees0.33
- Sand ginger0.32
- Preserved plum0.32
- Doubanjiang0.32
- Star anise0.31
- Hairtail0.30
- Water bamboo0.30
- Mala sauce0.30
- Razor clam0.30
- Winter melon0.29
- Dried tangerine peel0.29
- Basa0.29
- Pu erh tea0.29
- Tsao ko0.28
- Periwinkle0.28
- Birds eye chili0.28
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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Blended
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Blended
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Tastes like
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