Cabbage + Radish
A proven pairing. Cooks put them together in 106 recipes, and they share 235 flavor molecules: the top 3% of all ingredient pairs.
Do cabbage and radish go together?
Yes. 106 recipes in our collection combine them, and they share 235 flavor molecules. That places them in the top 3% of every ingredient pair we score.
Why they work
Almost everything radish carries, cabbage has too: 235 of radish's 267 flavor molecules also occur in cabbage. Among the shared key aromas are trans-2-hexenal (green, leafy) and coumarin (sweet, hay).
What each one brings
cabbage
The sulfurous side. Sulfurous notes make up 11% of its labelled aroma molecules, against 7% for radish. It carries 156 molecules radish doesn't have.
radish
The tartness. Sour notes make up 18% of its labelled aroma molecules, against 14% for cabbage. It carries 32 molecules cabbage doesn't have.
Add a third ingredient
- Horseradish: the best fit for both, top 2% of pairs with cabbage, top 1% with radish.
- Cauliflower: top 1% of pairs with cabbage, top 1% with radish.
- Broccoli: top 2% of pairs with cabbage, top 1% with radish.
- Mustard: top 3% of pairs with cabbage, top 1% with radish.
Ranked by the average of its two pairing scores. Only foods used in at least 100 recipes are suggested.
Recipes with cabbage and radish
Almost always mains: 4 of the 4 recipes with a course label are mains.
Can you swap one for the other?
Only partly. Almost all of radish's flavor molecules (235 of 267) are also found in cabbage, but cabbage has 156 that radish lacks. Radish gives you part of cabbage's character without most of its sulfurous side. This compares flavor only; texture, moisture and the job each does in a dish matter too.
All 235 shared molecules
See every shared molecule grouped by chemical class, with key aromas marked, plus the 156 only in cabbage and the 32 only in radish.
Cabbage and radish questions
Do cabbage and radish go together?
A proven pairing. Cooks put them together in 106 recipes, and they share 235 flavor molecules: the top 3% of all ingredient pairs.
Why do cabbage and radish taste good together?
Almost everything radish carries, cabbage has too: 235 of radish's 267 flavor molecules also occur in cabbage. Among the shared key aromas are trans-2-hexenal (green, leafy) and coumarin (sweet, hay).
What goes with cabbage and radish?
Horseradish is the best third ingredient: top 2% of pairs with cabbage and top 1% with radish. Cauliflower and broccoli also fit both.
What can you make with cabbage and radish?
Almost always mains: 4 of the 4 recipes with a course label are mains. Common dishes include Cabbage Kimchi, Mixed Pickles, Toenjang Tofu and Vegetable Stew.
Can I use radish instead of cabbage?
Only partly. Almost all of radish's flavor molecules (235 of 267) are also found in cabbage, but cabbage has 156 that radish lacks. Radish gives you part of cabbage's character without most of its sulfurous side. This compares flavor only; texture, moisture and the job each does in a dish matter too.
Compare other ingredients
Ranks compare this pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. Molecule counts are what the studies and databases we aggregate have reported for each ingredient: a measure of coverage, not a full census. How we score pairs
Cite this analysis
Compound Kitchen (2026). Compound similarity analysis: Cabbage vs Radish. https://compkitchen.com/compare/cabbage-vs-radish. Accessed 2026-11-04.
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title = {Compound similarity analysis: Cabbage vs Radish},
author = {{Compound Kitchen}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://compkitchen.com/compare/cabbage-vs-radish},
note = {Accessed: 2026-11-04}
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Methodology DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.19719459 · CC BY 4.0 · Citations are a request, not a requirement.