Clove + Peas
A good pairing. Cooks put them together in 739 recipes, and they share 102 flavor molecules: the top 14% of all ingredient pairs.
Do clove and peas go together?
Yes. 739 recipes in our collection combine them, and they share 102 flavor molecules. That places them in the top 14% of every ingredient pair we score.
Why they work
More than half of peas's flavor molecules (102 of 171) also occur in clove. Among the shared key aromas are linalool (floral, citrus) and alpha-terpineol (lilac, floral).
What each one brings
clove
The herbal side. Herbal notes make up 11% of its labelled aroma molecules, against 5% for peas. It carries 209 molecules peas doesn't have.
peas
The fresh, green side. Green notes make up 22% of its labelled aroma molecules, against 8% for clove. It carries 69 molecules clove doesn't have.
Add a third ingredient
- Allspice: the best fit for both, top 1% of pairs with clove, top 16% with peas.
- Cinnamon: top 1% of pairs with clove, top 17% with peas.
- Cardamom: top 1% of pairs with clove, top 12% with peas.
- Ginger: top 1% of pairs with clove, top 11% with peas.
Ranked by the average of its two pairing scores. Only foods used in at least 100 recipes are suggested.
Recipes with clove and peas
Almost always mains: 75 of the 85 recipes with a course label are mains.
Can you swap one for the other?
Not really. Each has a lot the other lacks: clove has 209 molecules peas doesn't, and peas has 69 that clove doesn't. Treat them as partners, not stand-ins. This compares flavor only; texture, moisture and the job each does in a dish matter too.
All 102 shared molecules
See every shared molecule grouped by chemical class, with key aromas marked, plus the 209 only in clove and the 69 only in peas.
Clove and peas questions
Do clove and peas go together?
A good pairing. Cooks put them together in 739 recipes, and they share 102 flavor molecules: the top 14% of all ingredient pairs.
Why do clove and peas taste good together?
More than half of peas's flavor molecules (102 of 171) also occur in clove. Among the shared key aromas are linalool (floral, citrus) and alpha-terpineol (lilac, floral).
What goes with clove and peas?
Allspice is the best third ingredient: top 1% of pairs with clove and top 16% with peas. Cinnamon and cardamom also fit both.
What can you make with clove and peas?
Almost always mains: 75 of the 85 recipes with a course label are mains. Common dishes include Basmati Rice with Raisins, Nuts and Peas, Chicken, Snowpeas and Vinaigrette, Petite Peas with Thyme and Garlic, Rice and Peas I.
Can I use peas instead of clove?
Not really. Each has a lot the other lacks: clove has 209 molecules peas doesn't, and peas has 69 that clove doesn't. Treat them as partners, not stand-ins. 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: Clove vs Peas. https://compkitchen.com/compare/clove-vs-peas. Accessed 2026-11-06.
@misc{compkitchen_compare_compound_similarity_analysis_clove_vs_peas_2026,
title = {Compound similarity analysis: Clove vs Peas},
author = {{Compound Kitchen}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://compkitchen.com/compare/clove-vs-peas},
note = {Accessed: 2026-11-06}
}
Methodology DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.19719459 · CC BY 4.0 · Citations are a request, not a requirement.