Clove + Asparagus
A good pairing. Cooks put them together in 192 recipes, and they share 218 flavor molecules: the top 12% of all ingredient pairs.
Do clove and asparagus go together?
Yes. 192 recipes in our collection combine them, and they share 218 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 (218 of 311) also occur in asparagus. Among the shared key aromas are 2-nonanone (fruity, floral) and coumarin (sweet, hay).
What each one brings
clove
The fruit. Fruity notes make up 17% of its labelled aroma molecules, against 11% for asparagus. It carries 93 molecules asparagus doesn't have.
asparagus
The roast. Roasted notes make up 10% of its labelled aroma molecules, against 6% for clove. It carries 97 molecules clove doesn't have.
Add a third ingredient
- Cinnamon: the best fit for both, top 1% of pairs with clove, top 12% with asparagus.
- Leek: top 6% of pairs with clove, top 1% with asparagus.
- Sorrel: top 7% of pairs with clove, top 1% with asparagus.
- Nutmeg: top 1% of pairs with clove, top 10% with asparagus.
Ranked by the average of its two pairing scores. Only foods used in at least 100 recipes are suggested.
Recipes with clove and asparagus
Almost always mains: 7 of the 7 recipes with a course label are mains.
Can you swap one for the other?
Only partly. Most of clove's flavor molecules (218 of 311) are also found in asparagus, but asparagus has 97 that clove lacks. Clove gives you part of asparagus's character without most of its roast. This compares flavor only; texture, moisture and the job each does in a dish matter too.
All 218 shared molecules
See every shared molecule grouped by chemical class, with key aromas marked, plus the 93 only in clove and the 97 only in asparagus.
Clove and asparagus questions
Do clove and asparagus go together?
A good pairing. Cooks put them together in 192 recipes, and they share 218 flavor molecules: the top 12% of all ingredient pairs.
Why do clove and asparagus taste good together?
More than half of clove's flavor molecules (218 of 311) also occur in asparagus. Among the shared key aromas are 2-nonanone (fruity, floral) and coumarin (sweet, hay).
What goes with clove and asparagus?
Cinnamon is the best third ingredient: top 1% of pairs with clove and top 12% with asparagus. Leek and sorrel also fit both.
What can you make with clove and asparagus?
Almost always mains: 7 of the 7 recipes with a course label are mains. Common dishes include Asparagus Sauce, Asparagus Soup with Green Garlic and Eggs, Breast of Lamb, with Asparagus, Roasted Asparagus and Tomatoes.
Can I use asparagus instead of clove?
Only partly. Most of clove's flavor molecules (218 of 311) are also found in asparagus, but asparagus has 97 that clove lacks. Clove gives you part of asparagus's character without most of its roast. 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 Asparagus. https://compkitchen.com/compare/clove-vs-asparagus. Accessed 2026-11-05.
@misc{compkitchen_compare_compound_similarity_analysis_clove_vs_asparagus_2026,
title = {Compound similarity analysis: Clove vs Asparagus},
author = {{Compound Kitchen}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://compkitchen.com/compare/clove-vs-asparagus},
note = {Accessed: 2026-11-05}
}
Methodology DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.19719459 · CC BY 4.0 · Citations are a request, not a requirement.