Dill + Mushroom
A good pairing. Cooks put them together in 134 recipes, and they share 238 flavor molecules: the top 15% of all ingredient pairs.
Do dill and mushroom go together?
Yes. 134 recipes in our collection combine them, and they share 238 flavor molecules. That places them in the top 15% of every ingredient pair we score.
Why they work
More than half of dill's flavor molecules (238 of 342) also occur in mushroom. Among the shared key aromas are methyl 2-methylbutyrate (apple, fatty) 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 mushroom. It carries 104 molecules mushroom doesn't have.
mushroom
The fruit. Fruity notes make up 20% of its labelled aroma molecules, against 11% for dill. It carries 188 molecules dill doesn't have.
Add a third ingredient
- Thyme: the best fit for both, top 2% of pairs with dill, top 5% with mushroom.
- Shallot: top 5% of pairs with dill, top 4% with mushroom.
- Fennel: top 1% of pairs with dill, top 14% with mushroom.
- Parsley: top 1% of pairs with dill, top 11% with mushroom.
Ranked by the average of its two pairing scores. Only foods used in at least 100 recipes are suggested.
Recipes with dill and mushroom
Almost always mains: 30 of the 36 recipes with a course label are mains.
Can you swap one for the other?
Not really. Each has a lot the other lacks: dill has 104 molecules mushroom doesn't, and mushroom has 188 that dill doesn't. Treat them as partners, not stand-ins. This compares flavor only; texture, moisture and the job each does in a dish matter too.
All 238 shared molecules
See every shared molecule grouped by chemical class, with key aromas marked, plus the 104 only in dill and the 188 only in mushroom.
Dill and mushroom questions
Do dill and mushroom go together?
A good pairing. Cooks put them together in 134 recipes, and they share 238 flavor molecules: the top 15% of all ingredient pairs.
Why do dill and mushroom taste good together?
More than half of dill's flavor molecules (238 of 342) also occur in mushroom. Among the shared key aromas are methyl 2-methylbutyrate (apple, fatty) and alpha-pinene (pine, turpentine).
What goes with dill and mushroom?
Thyme is the best third ingredient: top 2% of pairs with dill and top 5% with mushroom. Shallot and fennel also fit both.
What can you make with dill and mushroom?
Almost always mains: 30 of the 36 recipes with a course label are mains. Common dishes include Austrian Mushroom Soup, Baked Guavas Stuffed with Mushrooms and Olives, Czech Mushroom Soup, David's Mushroom Barley Soup.
Can I use mushroom instead of dill?
Not really. Each has a lot the other lacks: dill has 104 molecules mushroom doesn't, and mushroom has 188 that dill doesn't. Treat them as partners, not stand-ins. 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 Mushroom. https://compkitchen.com/compare/dill-vs-mushroom. Accessed 2026-11-05.
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title = {Compound similarity analysis: Dill vs Mushroom},
author = {{Compound Kitchen}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://compkitchen.com/compare/dill-vs-mushroom},
note = {Accessed: 2026-11-05}
}
Methodology DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.19719459 · CC BY 4.0 · Citations are a request, not a requirement.