Clove + Celery
A proven pairing. Cooks put them together in 4,668 recipes, and they share 231 flavor molecules: the top 6% of all ingredient pairs.
Do clove and celery go together?
Yes. 4,668 recipes in our collection combine them, and they share 231 flavor molecules. That places them in the top 6% of every ingredient pair we score.
Why they work
More than half of clove's flavor molecules (231 of 311) also occur in celery. Among the shared key aromas are gamma-decalactone (peach, creamy) and alpha-pinene (pine, turpentine).
What each one brings
clove
The fruit. Fruity notes make up 17% of its labelled aroma molecules, against 11% for celery. It carries 80 molecules celery doesn't have.
celery
The herbal side. Herbal notes make up 16% of its labelled aroma molecules, against 11% for clove. It carries 161 molecules clove doesn't have.
Add a third ingredient
- Allspice: the best fit for both, top 1% of pairs with clove, top 6% with celery.
- Cinnamon: top 1% of pairs with clove, top 7% with celery.
- Carrot: top 5% of pairs with clove, top 1% with celery.
- Winter savory: top 1% of pairs with clove, top 3% with celery.
Ranked by the average of its two pairing scores. Only foods used in at least 100 recipes are suggested.
Recipes with clove and celery
Mostly mains: 235 of the 302 recipes with a course label are mains.
Can you swap one for the other?
Only partly. Most of clove's flavor molecules (231 of 311) are also found in celery, but celery has 161 that clove lacks. Clove gives you part of celery's character without most of its herbal side. This compares flavor only; texture, moisture and the job each does in a dish matter too.
All 231 shared molecules
See every shared molecule grouped by chemical class, with key aromas marked, plus the 80 only in clove and the 161 only in celery.
Clove and celery questions
Do clove and celery go together?
A proven pairing. Cooks put them together in 4,668 recipes, and they share 231 flavor molecules: the top 6% of all ingredient pairs.
Why do clove and celery taste good together?
More than half of clove's flavor molecules (231 of 311) also occur in celery. Among the shared key aromas are gamma-decalactone (peach, creamy) and alpha-pinene (pine, turpentine).
What goes with clove and celery?
Allspice is the best third ingredient: top 1% of pairs with clove and top 6% with celery. Cinnamon and carrot also fit both.
What can you make with clove and celery?
Mostly mains: 235 of the 302 recipes with a course label are mains. Common dishes include Cream of Celery Soup, Ox-Tail Soup, Chili Sauce, Soup Stock.
Can I use celery instead of clove?
Only partly. Most of clove's flavor molecules (231 of 311) are also found in celery, but celery has 161 that clove lacks. Clove gives you part of celery's character without most of its herbal 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: Clove vs Celery. https://compkitchen.com/compare/clove-vs-celery. Accessed 2026-11-04.
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title = {Compound similarity analysis: Clove vs Celery},
author = {{Compound Kitchen}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://compkitchen.com/compare/clove-vs-celery},
note = {Accessed: 2026-11-04}
}
Methodology DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.19719459 · CC BY 4.0 · Citations are a request, not a requirement.