Dill + Yogurt
A proven pairing. Cooks put them together in 580 recipes, and they share 68 flavor molecules: the top 10% of all ingredient pairs.
Do dill and yogurt go together?
Yes. 580 recipes in our collection combine them, and they share 68 flavor molecules. That places them in the top 10% of every ingredient pair we score.
Why they work
They overlap on 68 flavor molecules: 45% of yogurt's 151. Among the shared key aromas are 1-octen-3-ol (mushroom, earthy) and linalool (floral, citrus).
What each one brings
dill
The herbal side. Herbal notes make up 14% of its labelled aroma molecules, against 3% for yogurt. It carries 274 molecules yogurt doesn't have.
yogurt
The fruit. Fruity notes make up 19% of its labelled aroma molecules, against 11% for dill. It carries 83 molecules dill doesn't have.
Add a third ingredient
- Cucumber: the best fit for both, top 1% of pairs with dill, top 11% with yogurt.
- Coriander: top 2% of pairs with dill, top 10% with yogurt.
- Fennel: top 1% of pairs with dill, top 19% with yogurt.
- Potato: top 3% of pairs with dill, top 10% with yogurt.
Ranked by the average of its two pairing scores. Only foods used in at least 100 recipes are suggested.
Recipes with dill and yogurt
Mostly mains: 103 of the 161 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 274 molecules yogurt doesn't, and yogurt has 83 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 68 shared molecules
See every shared molecule grouped by chemical class, with key aromas marked, plus the 274 only in dill and the 83 only in yogurt.
Dill and yogurt questions
Do dill and yogurt go together?
A proven pairing. Cooks put them together in 580 recipes, and they share 68 flavor molecules: the top 10% of all ingredient pairs.
Why do dill and yogurt taste good together?
They overlap on 68 flavor molecules: 45% of yogurt's 151. Among the shared key aromas are 1-octen-3-ol (mushroom, earthy) and linalool (floral, citrus).
What goes with dill and yogurt?
Cucumber is the best third ingredient: top 1% of pairs with dill and top 11% with yogurt. Coriander and fennel also fit both.
What can you make with dill and yogurt?
Mostly mains: 103 of the 161 recipes with a course label are mains. Common dishes include Dilled Yogurt Eggplant Spread, Yogurt Dill Dressing, Cabbage Slaw with Dill, Cabbage Slaw with Dill Dressing.
Can I use yogurt instead of dill?
Not really. Each has a lot the other lacks: dill has 274 molecules yogurt doesn't, and yogurt has 83 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 Yogurt. https://compkitchen.com/compare/dill-vs-yogurt. Accessed 2026-11-04.
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title = {Compound similarity analysis: Dill vs Yogurt},
author = {{Compound Kitchen}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://compkitchen.com/compare/dill-vs-yogurt},
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.