Rice + Clove
A good pairing. Cooks put them together in 1,982 recipes, and they share 234 flavor molecules: the top 12% of all ingredient pairs.
Do rice and clove go together?
Yes. 1,982 recipes in our collection combine them, and they share 234 flavor molecules. That places them in the top 12% of every ingredient pair we score.
Why they work
More than half of clove's flavor molecules (234 of 311) also occur in rice. Among the shared key aromas are ethyl caproate (fruity, apple peel) and eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).
What each one brings
rice
The fresh, green side. Green notes make up 13% of its labelled aroma molecules, against 8% for clove. It carries 194 molecules clove doesn't have.
clove
The fruit. Fruity notes make up 17% of its labelled aroma molecules, against 13% for rice. It carries 77 molecules rice doesn't have.
Add a third ingredient
- Cinnamon: the best fit for both, top 4% of pairs with rice, top 1% with clove.
- Cardamom: top 6% of pairs with rice, top 1% with clove.
- Nutmeg: top 9% of pairs with rice, top 1% with clove.
- Turmeric: top 3% of pairs with rice, top 4% with clove.
Ranked by the average of its two pairing scores. Only foods used in at least 100 recipes are suggested.
Recipes with rice and clove
Almost always mains: 222 of the 250 recipes with a course label are mains.
Can you swap one for the other?
Only partly. Most of clove's flavor molecules (234 of 311) are also found in rice, but rice has 194 that clove lacks. Clove gives you part of rice's character without most of its fresh, green side. This compares flavor only; texture, moisture and the job each does in a dish matter too.
All 234 shared molecules
See every shared molecule grouped by chemical class, with key aromas marked, plus the 194 only in rice and the 77 only in clove.
Rice and clove questions
Do rice and clove go together?
A good pairing. Cooks put them together in 1,982 recipes, and they share 234 flavor molecules: the top 12% of all ingredient pairs.
Why do rice and clove taste good together?
More than half of clove's flavor molecules (234 of 311) also occur in rice. Among the shared key aromas are ethyl caproate (fruity, apple peel) and eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).
What goes with rice and clove?
Cinnamon is the best third ingredient: top 4% of pairs with rice and top 1% with clove. Cardamom and nutmeg also fit both.
What can you make with rice and clove?
Almost always mains: 222 of the 250 recipes with a course label are mains. Common dishes include Apricot-Glazed Ham Kebabs with Rice, Aromatic Chicken Rice, Aromatic Rice Salad with Mango Chutney, Arroz con Pollo (Rice and Chicken).
Can I use clove instead of rice?
Only partly. Most of clove's flavor molecules (234 of 311) are also found in rice, but rice has 194 that clove lacks. Clove gives you part of rice's character without most of its fresh, green side. 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: Rice vs Clove. https://compkitchen.com/compare/rice-vs-clove. Accessed 2026-11-04.
@misc{compkitchen_compare_compound_similarity_analysis_rice_vs_clove_2026,
title = {Compound similarity analysis: Rice vs Clove},
author = {{Compound Kitchen}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://compkitchen.com/compare/rice-vs-clove},
note = {Accessed: 2026-11-04}
}
Methodology DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.19719459 · CC BY 4.0 · Citations are a request, not a requirement.