Clove + Dill
A proven pairing. Cooks put them together in 187 recipes, and they share 242 flavor molecules: the top 8% of all ingredient pairs.
Do clove and dill go together?
Yes. 187 recipes in our collection combine them, and they share 242 flavor molecules. That places them in the top 8% of every ingredient pair we score.
Why they work
More than half of clove's flavor molecules (242 of 311) also occur in dill. Among the shared key aromas are cuminaldehyde (Spicy, cumin) and estragole (anise, licorice).
What each one brings
clove
The fruit. Fruity notes make up 17% of its labelled aroma molecules, against 11% for dill. It carries 69 molecules dill doesn't have.
dill
The herbal side. Herbal notes make up 14% of its labelled aroma molecules, against 11% for clove. It carries 100 molecules clove doesn't have.
Add a third ingredient
- Allspice: the best fit for both, top 1% of pairs with clove, top 5% with dill.
- Fennel: top 5% of pairs with clove, top 1% with dill.
- Cinnamon: top 1% of pairs with clove, top 8% with dill.
- Thyme: top 2% of pairs with clove, top 2% with dill.
Ranked by the average of its two pairing scores. Only foods used in at least 100 recipes are suggested.
Recipes with clove and dill
Mostly mains: 28 of the 41 recipes with a course label are mains.
Can you swap one for the other?
Fairly well, for flavor. Each carries most of the other's flavor molecules (78% of clove's and 71% of dill's are shared). This compares flavor only; texture, moisture and the job each does in a dish matter too.
All 242 shared molecules
See every shared molecule grouped by chemical class, with key aromas marked, plus the 69 only in clove and the 100 only in dill.
Clove and dill questions
Do clove and dill go together?
A proven pairing. Cooks put them together in 187 recipes, and they share 242 flavor molecules: the top 8% of all ingredient pairs.
Why do clove and dill taste good together?
More than half of clove's flavor molecules (242 of 311) also occur in dill. Among the shared key aromas are cuminaldehyde (Spicy, cumin) and estragole (anise, licorice).
What goes with clove and dill?
Allspice is the best third ingredient: top 1% of pairs with clove and top 5% with dill. Fennel and cinnamon also fit both.
What can you make with clove and dill?
Mostly mains: 28 of the 41 recipes with a course label are mains. Common dishes include Creamy Dill Dressing, Dilled Shrimp and Rice Salad, Aegean Salad, Artichokes with Herbs.
Can I use dill instead of clove?
Fairly well, for flavor. Each carries most of the other's flavor molecules (78% of clove's and 71% of dill's are shared). 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 Dill. https://compkitchen.com/compare/clove-vs-dill. Accessed 2026-11-04.
@misc{compkitchen_compare_compound_similarity_analysis_clove_vs_dill_2026,
title = {Compound similarity analysis: Clove vs Dill},
author = {{Compound Kitchen}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://compkitchen.com/compare/clove-vs-dill},
note = {Accessed: 2026-11-04}
}
Methodology DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.19719459 · CC BY 4.0 · Citations are a request, not a requirement.