We analyzed over 500,000 recipes to figure out which ingredients makes red pepper flakes better. On average, recipes with red pepper flakes gets 4.6⭐ review scores. But in some combinations, review scores get a lot better.
Remember this is how people score them online. A bad combination might not be a bad combination. It might be hard to cook or people make poor substitutions. If you think it makes sense to use something, just pay extra attention.
Here are some great recipes I found with red pepper flakes: