Ingredient
Zha cai
Three views of what zha cai 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.
- Celtuce0.39
- Napa cabbage0.39
- Tofu skin0.39
- Sweet potato starch0.38
- Yu choy0.37
- Wood ear mushroom0.37
- Youtiao0.37
- Crab mushroom0.37
- Chili oil0.36
- Sesame paste0.36
- Sanzi0.36
- Snow vegetable0.36
- Pickled mustard green0.36
- Bean sprout0.35
- Shiitake mushroom0.35
- Five spice powder0.35
- Yard long bean0.35
- Chive flower0.35
- Green fish0.35
- Dried tofu0.34
Blended
Chemistry + recipe contextSimilar in both chemistry and recipe use — the most versatile lens.
- Dried tofu0.82
- Chili oil0.81
- Light soy sauce0.81
- Tofu skin0.80
- Sanzi0.80
- Soybean sprout0.79
- Sesame oil0.79
- Dried shrimp0.79
- Oyster sauce0.78
- Sesame paste0.78
- Yu choy0.78
- Youtiao0.77
- Glass noodle0.77
- Pickled radish0.77
- Doubanjiang0.77
- Sweet potato starch0.76
- Sweet bean sauce0.76
- Sichuan peppercorn0.76
- Dried lily bud0.76
- Wood ear mushroom0.75
Tastes like
Aroma-chemistry profileShares aroma compounds — best for direct substitutions.
- Chili oil0.51
- Sanzi0.50
- Yu choy0.49
- Youtiao0.48
- Sesame paste0.48
- Dried tofu0.47
- Tofu skin0.47
- Sweet bean sauce0.44
- Light soy sauce0.44
- Dried shrimp0.44
- Sweet potato starch0.44
- Pickled vegetable0.43
- Tofu pudding0.42
- Sesame oil0.42
- Yibin yacai0.42
- Pickled radish0.41
- Shepherds purse0.41
- Glass noodle0.41
- Salted duck egg0.40
- Dried lily bud0.40
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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