Love kung pao chicken? Try these 6 dishes next

If you like kung pao chicken, try tteokbokki, dan dan noodles and mapo tofu. Tteokbokki is the closest flavor match (79/100): rich and spicy shared plate, like kung pao chicken, but less smoky and softer.

Kung pao chicken is a Sichuan stir-fry of diced chicken, dried chilies, Sichuan peppercorns and roasted peanuts in a savory, lightly sweet and tangy sauce. Its strongest traits: deeply savory, spicy, rich.

Try dan dan noodles: rich and spicy, like kung pao chicken, but less smoky. It scores 74/100 against kung pao chicken on flavor.

Tteokbokki is less smoky (0 vs 2), softer (1 vs 3), less savory (3 vs 4) and spicier (5 vs 4) than kung pao chicken, and differs on 3 more traits. The two rate the same on richness. Ratings are 0 to 5, written as tteokbokki vs kung pao chicken. Overall it scores 79/100 against kung pao chicken on flavor.

Each dish has a flavor profile rated 0 to 5 on richness, savoriness, heat, tang, sweetness, freshness, smoke and crunch. The match score compares two profiles and gives a small boost to dishes eaten the same way, like two noodle soups. In the Palytt app, your match score uses your own taste instead.