Poppy seed + Dill
A good pairing. Cooks put them together in 18 recipes, and they share 101 flavor molecules: the top 16% of all ingredient pairs.
Do poppy seed and dill go together?
Yes. 18 recipes in our collection combine them, and they share 101 flavor molecules. That places them in the top 16% of every ingredient pair we score.
Why they work
More than half of poppy seed's flavor molecules (101 of 127) also occur in dill. Among the shared key aromas are alpha-pinene (pine, turpentine) and 1-octen-3-ol (mushroom, earthy).
What each one brings
poppy seed
The fresh, green side. Green notes make up 17% of its labelled aroma molecules, against 9% for dill. It carries 26 molecules dill doesn't have.
dill
The herbal side. Herbal notes make up 14% of its labelled aroma molecules, against 7% for poppy seed. It carries 241 molecules poppy seed doesn't have.
Add a third ingredient
- Fennel: the best fit for both, top 13% of pairs with poppy seed, top 1% with dill.
- Sunflower: top 7% of pairs with poppy seed, top 2% with dill.
- Lemon: top 12% of pairs with poppy seed, top 1% with dill.
- Cardamom: top 6% of pairs with poppy seed, top 7% with dill.
Ranked by the average of its two pairing scores. Only foods used in at least 100 recipes are suggested.
Recipes with poppy seed and dill
Mostly mains: 2 of the 4 recipes with a course label are mains.
Can you swap one for the other?
Only partly. Most of poppy seed's flavor molecules (101 of 127) are also found in dill, but dill has 241 that poppy seed lacks. Poppy seed gives you part of dill's character without most of its herbal side. This compares flavor only; texture, moisture and the job each does in a dish matter too.
All 101 shared molecules
See every shared molecule grouped by chemical class, with key aromas marked, plus the 26 only in poppy seed and the 241 only in dill.
Poppy seed and dill questions
Do poppy seed and dill go together?
A good pairing. Cooks put them together in 18 recipes, and they share 101 flavor molecules: the top 16% of all ingredient pairs.
Why do poppy seed and dill taste good together?
More than half of poppy seed's flavor molecules (101 of 127) also occur in dill. Among the shared key aromas are alpha-pinene (pine, turpentine) and 1-octen-3-ol (mushroom, earthy).
What goes with poppy seed and dill?
Fennel is the best third ingredient: top 13% of pairs with poppy seed and top 1% with dill. Sunflower and lemon also fit both.
What can you make with poppy seed and dill?
Mostly mains: 2 of the 4 recipes with a course label are mains. Common dishes include Feta Cheese‑stuffed Pastry Bundles, Hot Ham and Cheese Sandwiches, Potatoes with Parsley Sauce, Turner Estate Salad Seasoning.
Can I use dill instead of poppy seed?
Only partly. Most of poppy seed's flavor molecules (101 of 127) are also found in dill, but dill has 241 that poppy seed lacks. Poppy seed gives you part of dill's character without most of its herbal 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: Poppy Seed vs Dill. https://compkitchen.com/compare/poppy-seed-vs-dill. Accessed 2026-11-05.
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title = {Compound similarity analysis: Poppy Seed vs Dill},
author = {{Compound Kitchen}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://compkitchen.com/compare/poppy-seed-vs-dill},
note = {Accessed: 2026-11-05}
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Methodology DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.19719459 · CC BY 4.0 · Citations are a request, not a requirement.