Dill + Ham
A cook's pairing more than a chemical one: 13 recipes use both, though they share little aroma. They rank in the top 37% of all ingredient pairs.
Do dill and ham go together?
Yes, in practice. 13 recipes in our collection combine them, and they share 28 flavor molecules. That places them in the top 37% of every ingredient pair we score.
What they have in common
They overlap on 28 flavor molecules: 27% of ham's 104. Among the shared key aromas are decanal (soap, orange peel) and 1-octen-3-ol (mushroom, earthy). So the pairing rests more on how cooks use them than on shared aroma.
What each one brings
dill
The herbal side. Herbal notes make up 14% of its labelled aroma molecules, against 3% for ham. It carries 314 molecules ham doesn't have.
ham
The fresh, green side. Green notes make up 18% of its labelled aroma molecules, against 9% for dill. It carries 76 molecules dill doesn't have.
Add a third ingredient
- Mustard: the best fit for both, top 2% of pairs with dill, top 14% with ham.
- Parsley: top 1% of pairs with dill, top 24% with ham.
- Carrot: top 1% of pairs with dill, top 21% with ham.
- Celery: top 3% of pairs with dill, top 20% with ham.
Ranked by the average of its two pairing scores. Only foods used in at least 100 recipes are suggested.
Recipes with dill and ham
Almost always mains: 1 of the 1 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 314 molecules ham doesn't, and ham has 76 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 28 shared molecules
See every shared molecule grouped by chemical class, with key aromas marked, plus the 314 only in dill and the 76 only in ham.
Dill and ham questions
Do dill and ham go together?
A cook's pairing more than a chemical one: 13 recipes use both, though they share little aroma. They rank in the top 37% of all ingredient pairs.
What do dill and ham have in common?
They overlap on 28 flavor molecules: 27% of ham's 104. Among the shared key aromas are decanal (soap, orange peel) and 1-octen-3-ol (mushroom, earthy). So the pairing rests more on how cooks use them than on shared aroma.
What goes with dill and ham?
Mustard is the best third ingredient: top 2% of pairs with dill and top 14% with ham. Parsley and carrot also fit both.
What can you make with dill and ham?
Almost always mains: 1 of the 1 recipes with a course label are mains. Common dishes include Eggs in Potato Hollows.
Can I use ham instead of dill?
Not really. Each has a lot the other lacks: dill has 314 molecules ham doesn't, and ham has 76 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 Ham. https://compkitchen.com/compare/dill-vs-ham. Accessed 2026-11-06.
@misc{compkitchen_compare_compound_similarity_analysis_dill_vs_ham_2026,
title = {Compound similarity analysis: Dill vs Ham},
author = {{Compound Kitchen}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://compkitchen.com/compare/dill-vs-ham},
note = {Accessed: 2026-11-06}
}
Methodology DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.19719459 · CC BY 4.0 · Citations are a request, not a requirement.