Dill + Cabbage
A proven pairing. Cooks put them together in 47 recipes, and they share 246 flavor molecules: the top 5% of all ingredient pairs.
Do dill and cabbage go together?
Yes. 47 recipes in our collection combine them, and they share 246 flavor molecules. That places them in the top 5% of every ingredient pair we score.
Why they work
More than half of dill's flavor molecules (246 of 342) also occur in cabbage. Among the shared key aromas are 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea) and alpha-pinene (pine, turpentine).
What each one brings
dill
The herbal side. Herbal notes make up 14% of its labelled aroma molecules, against 7% for cabbage. It carries 96 molecules cabbage doesn't have.
cabbage
The sulfurous side. Sulfurous notes make up 11% of its labelled aroma molecules, against 3% for dill. It carries 145 molecules dill doesn't have.
Add a third ingredient
- Horseradish: the best fit for both, top 2% of pairs with dill, top 2% with cabbage.
- Beetroot: top 1% of pairs with dill, top 4% with cabbage.
- Mustard: top 2% of pairs with dill, top 3% with cabbage.
- Fennel: top 1% of pairs with dill, top 10% with cabbage.
Ranked by the average of its two pairing scores. Only foods used in at least 100 recipes are suggested.
Recipes with dill and cabbage
Spread across courses: mains lead with 5 of the 11 recipes with a course label, then salads (5).
Can you swap one for the other?
Only partly. Most of dill's flavor molecules (246 of 342) are also found in cabbage, but cabbage has 145 that dill lacks. Dill 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 246 shared molecules
See every shared molecule grouped by chemical class, with key aromas marked, plus the 96 only in dill and the 145 only in cabbage.
Dill and cabbage questions
Do dill and cabbage go together?
A proven pairing. Cooks put them together in 47 recipes, and they share 246 flavor molecules: the top 5% of all ingredient pairs.
Why do dill and cabbage taste good together?
More than half of dill's flavor molecules (246 of 342) also occur in cabbage. Among the shared key aromas are 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea) and alpha-pinene (pine, turpentine).
What goes with dill and cabbage?
Horseradish is the best third ingredient: top 2% of pairs with dill and top 2% with cabbage. Beetroot and mustard also fit both.
What can you make with dill and cabbage?
Spread across courses: mains lead with 5 of the 11 recipes with a course label, then salads (5). Common dishes include Cabbage Slaw with Dill, Cabbage Slaw with Dill Dressing, Turkey & Barley Cabbage Rolls with Fresh Dill, Cheese-stuffed Cabbage.
Can I use cabbage instead of dill?
Only partly. Most of dill's flavor molecules (246 of 342) are also found in cabbage, but cabbage has 145 that dill lacks. Dill 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: Dill vs Cabbage. https://compkitchen.com/compare/dill-vs-cabbage. Accessed 2026-11-05.
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title = {Compound similarity analysis: Dill vs Cabbage},
author = {{Compound Kitchen}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://compkitchen.com/compare/dill-vs-cabbage},
note = {Accessed: 2026-11-05}
}
Methodology DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.19719459 · CC BY 4.0 · Citations are a request, not a requirement.