Dill substitutes
Out of dill? Here are the best substitutes — what to reach for, why it works, and how much to use. Dried dill is the top pick.
- 01Dried dillbest pick
Same herb, concentrated — the closest match by far.
1 tbsp fresh = 1 tsp dried
- 02Tarragon
Shares dill's soft anise note; natural with fish, eggs, and cream.
1:1
- 03Fennel fronds
Feathery and faintly anise — visually and aromatically close.
1:1
- 04Parsley
For the fresh green lift when dill's anise note isn't essential.
1:1
Cooking with dill?
Paste your recipe into Mise — we'll find every ingredient as a real product you can buy, and swap the ones you can't, like dill, for the closest match in stock.
Turn a recipe into a basket →How we choose these
These are tested kitchen substitutes, chosen for matching flavor, texture, and role — with ratios so the swap actually works. Taste as you go; substitutes shift intensity, not just flavor.
Flavor data: Epicure (Radzikowski & Chen, 2026), arXiv:2605.22391, CC-BY-4.0.
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