Red currant + Onion
257 recipes mention both · top 14% of pairs
CompKitchen is a free flavor-pairing site: it compares the aroma molecules two foods share and how often cooks put them together. No account needed.
Do red currant and onion go together?
Many recipes mention both. 257 recipes in our collection mention both, and they share 104 flavor molecules. That places them in the top 14% of a large random sample of ingredient pairs.
Add a third ingredient
- Thyme: the best fit for both, top 3% of pairs with red currant, top 5% with onion.
- Black currant: top 1% of pairs with red currant, top 20% with onion.
- Potato: top 8% of pairs with red currant, top 2% with onion.
- Garlic: top 14% of pairs with red currant, top 1% with onion.
Ranked by the average of its two pairing scores. Only foods used in at least 100 recipes are suggested.
Recipes with red currant and onion
Almost always mains: 99 of the 104 recipes with a course label are mains.
Some of these have the ingredient list only, without the method. Where we have the original source, the recipe page links to it.
The count of 257 includes every recipe our index matched to both foods, some through an alternative or a related ingredient. This list is shorter because it shows only recipes whose ingredient lines name both. Open a few to see how they are used.
Can you swap one for the other?
No. Red currant and onion are different kinds of food, so neither stands in for the other, whatever molecules they share. Treat them as partners, not stand-ins. This compares flavor only; texture, moisture and the job each does in a dish matter too.
See the scienceshared molecules, aroma labels and where this pair ranks
What they have in common
More than half of red currant's flavor molecules (104 of 144) also occur in onion. Among the shared key aromas are acetic acid (sour, vinegar) and coumarin (sweet, hay). Shared chemistry is a reason to try a pair, not a promise that it works on the plate.
All 104 shared molecules
See every shared molecule grouped by chemical class, with key aromas marked, plus the 40 only in red currant and the 261 only in onion.
Red currant and onion questions
Do red currant and onion go together?
257 recipes in our collection mention both, and they share 104 flavor molecules, which puts them in the top 14% of random ingredient pairs.
What do red currant and onion have in common?
More than half of red currant's flavor molecules (104 of 144) also occur in onion. Among the shared key aromas are acetic acid (sour, vinegar) and coumarin (sweet, hay). Shared chemistry is a reason to try a pair, not a promise that it works on the plate.
What goes with red currant and onion?
Thyme is the best third ingredient: top 3% of pairs with red currant and top 5% with onion. Black currant and potato also fit both.
What can you make with red currant and onion?
Almost always mains: 99 of the 104 recipes with a course label are mains. Common dishes include Red Currant Sauce, Braised Red Cabbage, Blackberry braised red cabbage with venison, Duck breasts with redcurrant & onion relish.
Can I use onion instead of red currant?
No. Red currant and onion are different kinds of food, so neither stands in for the other, whatever molecules they share. Treat them as partners, not stand-ins. This compares flavor only; texture, moisture and the job each does in a dish matter too.
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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
CompKitchen (2026). Compound similarity analysis: Red Currant vs Onion. https://compkitchen.com/compare/red-currant-vs-onion. Accessed 2026-11-14.
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title = {Compound similarity analysis: Red Currant vs Onion},
author = {{CompKitchen}},
year = {2026},
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note = {Accessed: 2026-11-14}
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Methodology DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.19719458 · CC BY 4.0 · Citations are a request, not a requirement.