Chervil + Clove
A proven pairing. Cooks put them together in 199 recipes, and they share 209 flavor molecules: the top 8% of all ingredient pairs.
Do chervil and clove go together?
Yes. 199 recipes in our collection combine them, and they share 209 flavor molecules. That places them in the top 8% of every ingredient pair we score.
Why they work
Almost everything chervil carries, clove has too: 209 of chervil's 223 flavor molecules also occur in clove. Among the shared key aromas are estragole (anise, licorice) and methyleugenol (clove, spice).
What each one brings
chervil
The tartness. Sour notes make up 18% of its labelled aroma molecules, against 12% for clove. It carries 14 molecules clove doesn't have.
clove
The fruit. Fruity notes make up 17% of its labelled aroma molecules, against 11% for chervil. It carries 102 molecules chervil doesn't have.
Add a third ingredient
- Tarragon: the best fit for both, top 1% of pairs with chervil, top 6% with clove.
- Shallot: top 1% of pairs with chervil, top 5% with clove.
- Sorrel: top 1% of pairs with chervil, top 7% with clove.
- Chive: top 1% of pairs with chervil, top 8% with clove.
Ranked by the average of its two pairing scores. Only foods used in at least 100 recipes are suggested.
Recipes with chervil and clove
Mostly soups: 2 of the 4 recipes with a course label are soups.
Can you swap one for the other?
Only partly. Almost all of chervil's flavor molecules (209 of 223) are also found in clove, but clove has 102 that chervil lacks. Chervil gives you part of clove's character without most of its fruit. This compares flavor only; texture, moisture and the job each does in a dish matter too.
All 209 shared molecules
See every shared molecule grouped by chemical class, with key aromas marked, plus the 14 only in chervil and the 102 only in clove.
Chervil and clove questions
Do chervil and clove go together?
A proven pairing. Cooks put them together in 199 recipes, and they share 209 flavor molecules: the top 8% of all ingredient pairs.
Why do chervil and clove taste good together?
Almost everything chervil carries, clove has too: 209 of chervil's 223 flavor molecules also occur in clove. Among the shared key aromas are estragole (anise, licorice) and methyleugenol (clove, spice).
What goes with chervil and clove?
Tarragon is the best third ingredient: top 1% of pairs with chervil and top 6% with clove. Shallot and sorrel also fit both.
What can you make with chervil and clove?
Mostly soups: 2 of the 4 recipes with a course label are soups. Common dishes include Cream of Sun-Dried Tomato Soup, Particulars of the Operation, Peter's Cream of Pumpkin Soup, Sauces.
Can I use clove instead of chervil?
Only partly. Almost all of chervil's flavor molecules (209 of 223) are also found in clove, but clove has 102 that chervil lacks. Chervil gives you part of clove's character without most of its fruit. 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: Chervil vs Clove. https://compkitchen.com/compare/chervil-vs-clove. Accessed 2026-11-03.
@misc{compkitchen_compare_compound_similarity_analysis_chervil_vs_clove_2026,
title = {Compound similarity analysis: Chervil vs Clove},
author = {{Compound Kitchen}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://compkitchen.com/compare/chervil-vs-clove},
note = {Accessed: 2026-11-03}
}
Methodology DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.19719459 · CC BY 4.0 · Citations are a request, not a requirement.