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Pairing

Shiitake + Lime

23shiitake only 212shared 87lime only Shiitake · 235 Lime · 299
Circle size = number of flavor molecules on record. Overlap = molecules they share.

35 recipes mention both · top 7% of pairs

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Overlap, weighted to rarer moleculesmoderate
Mentioned together35 recipes
Ranktop 7% of pairs
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Do shiitake and lime go together?

Some recipes mention both. 35 recipes in our collection mention both, and they share 212 flavor molecules. That places them in the top 7% of a large random sample of ingredient pairs.

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  • Lemon grass: the best fit for both, top 6% of pairs with shiitake, top 1% with lime.
  • Coriander: top 8% of pairs with shiitake, top 1% with lime.
  • Ginger: top 4% of pairs with shiitake, top 2% with lime.
  • Thyme: top 4% of pairs with shiitake, top 2% with lime.

Ranked by the average of its two pairing scores. Only foods used in at least 100 recipes are suggested.

Recipes with shiitake and lime

Of all the recipes we matched to both, only 5 carry a course label; 3 are mains.

Wonderland Ginger-Shiitake Cream SauceChris Lilly's Flank Steak and Shiitake YakitoriGreen Bean and Shiitake Tempura with Ponzu MayonnaiseHot and Sour PorkJasmine Rice Mushroom SaladSoutheast Asian Miso Soup

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 35 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.

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Can you swap one for the other?

No. Shiitake and lime 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

Almost everything shiitake carries, lime has too: 212 of shiitake's 235 flavor molecules also occur in lime. Among the shared key aromas are nonanal (fat, citrus) and coumarin (sweet, hay). Shared chemistry is a reason to try a pair, not a promise that it works on the plate.

All 212 shared molecules

See every shared molecule grouped by chemical class, with key aromas marked, plus the 23 only in shiitake and the 87 only in lime.

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Shiitake and lime questions

Do shiitake and lime go together?

35 recipes in our collection mention both, and they share 212 flavor molecules, which puts them in the top 7% of random ingredient pairs.

What do shiitake and lime have in common?

Almost everything shiitake carries, lime has too: 212 of shiitake's 235 flavor molecules also occur in lime. Among the shared key aromas are nonanal (fat, citrus) 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 shiitake and lime?

Lemon grass is the best third ingredient: top 6% of pairs with shiitake and top 1% with lime. Coriander and ginger also fit both.

What can you make with shiitake and lime?

Of all the recipes we matched to both, only 5 carry a course label; 3 are mains. Common dishes include Wonderland Ginger-Shiitake Cream Sauce, Chris Lilly's Flank Steak and Shiitake Yakitori, Green Bean and Shiitake Tempura with Ponzu Mayonnaise, Hot and Sour Pork.

Can I use lime instead of shiitake?

No. Shiitake and lime 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
Plain text
CompKitchen (2026). Compound similarity analysis: Shiitake vs Lime. https://compkitchen.com/compare/shiitake-vs-lime. Accessed 2026-11-15.
BibTeX
@misc{compkitchen_compare_compound_similarity_analysis_shiitake_vs_lime_2026,
  title  = {Compound similarity analysis: Shiitake vs Lime},
  author = {{CompKitchen}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://compkitchen.com/compare/shiitake-vs-lime},
  note   = {Accessed: 2026-11-15}
}

Methodology DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.19719458 · CC BY 4.0 · Citations are a request, not a requirement.