Sake + Shiso
7 recipes mention both · top 19% 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 sake and shiso go together?
A few recipes mention both. 7 recipes in our collection mention both, and they share 6 flavor molecules. That places them in the top 19% of a large random sample of ingredient pairs.
Add a third ingredient
- Ginger: the best fit for both, top 4% of pairs with sake, top 13% with shiso.
- Sesame: top 3% of pairs with sake, top 17% with shiso.
- Coriander: top 10% of pairs with sake, top 14% with shiso.
- Shiitake: top 5% of pairs with sake, top 28% with shiso.
Ranked by the average of its two pairing scores. Only foods used in at least 100 recipes are suggested.
Recipes with sake and shiso
Of all the recipes we matched to both, only 1 carries a course label; it is 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 7 includes every recipe our index matched to both foods, some through an alternative or a related ingredient. This list 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. Sake and shiso 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
They overlap on 6 flavor molecules: 24% of shiso's 25. Among the shared key aromas are 1-octen-3-ol (mushroom, earthy) and linalool (floral, citrus). Most of what they share is background chemistry many foods carry, so the overlap does little for the smell. Shared chemistry is a reason to try a pair, not a promise that it works on the plate.
All 6 shared molecules
See every shared molecule grouped by chemical class, with key aromas marked, plus the 295 only in sake and the 19 only in shiso.
Sake and shiso questions
Do sake and shiso go together?
7 recipes in our collection mention both, and they share 6 flavor molecules, which puts them in the top 19% of random ingredient pairs.
What do sake and shiso have in common?
They overlap on 6 flavor molecules: 24% of shiso's 25. Among the shared key aromas are 1-octen-3-ol (mushroom, earthy) and linalool (floral, citrus). Most of what they share is background chemistry many foods carry, so the overlap does little for the smell. Shared chemistry is a reason to try a pair, not a promise that it works on the plate.
What goes with sake and shiso?
Ginger is the best third ingredient: top 4% of pairs with sake and top 13% with shiso. Sesame and coriander also fit both.
What can you make with sake and shiso?
Of all the recipes we matched to both, only 1 carries a course label; it is mains. Common dishes include Broiled Sake-marinated Chilean Sea Bass in Shiso Broth, Crunchy Sake Pickles, Cold udon noodles with dashi dipping sauce, Fried red mullet with teriyaki risotto, enoki mushrooms, dried seaweed and a kaffir lime foam.
Can I use shiso instead of sake?
No. Sake and shiso 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: Sake vs Shiso. https://compkitchen.com/compare/sake-vs-shiso. Accessed 2026-11-15.
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title = {Compound similarity analysis: Sake vs Shiso},
author = {{CompKitchen}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://compkitchen.com/compare/sake-vs-shiso},
note = {Accessed: 2026-11-15}
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Methodology DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.19719458 · CC BY 4.0 · Citations are a request, not a requirement.