Clove + Summer savory
A proven pairing. Cooks put them together in 143 recipes, and they share 212 flavor molecules: the top 3% of all ingredient pairs.
Do clove and summer savory go together?
Yes. 143 recipes in our collection combine them, and they share 212 flavor molecules. That places them in the top 3% of every ingredient pair we score.
Why they work
Almost everything summer savory carries, clove has too: 212 of summer savory's 231 flavor molecules also occur in clove. Among the shared key aromas are estragole (anise, licorice) and eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).
What each one brings
clove
The fruit. Fruity notes make up 17% of its labelled aroma molecules, against 9% for summer savory. It carries 99 molecules summer savory doesn't have.
summer savory
The tartness. Sour notes make up 15% of its labelled aroma molecules, against 12% for clove. It carries 19 molecules clove doesn't have.
Add a third ingredient
- Allspice: the best fit for both, top 1% of pairs with clove, top 1% with summer savory.
- Thyme: top 2% of pairs with clove, top 1% with summer savory.
- Marjoram: top 2% of pairs with clove, top 1% with summer savory.
- Cinnamon: top 1% of pairs with clove, top 4% with summer savory.
Ranked by the average of its two pairing scores. Only foods used in at least 100 recipes are suggested.
Recipes with clove and summer savory
Almost always mains: 2 of the 2 recipes with a course label are mains.
Can you swap one for the other?
Only partly. Almost all of summer savory's flavor molecules (212 of 231) are also found in clove, but clove has 99 that summer savory lacks. Summer savory 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 212 shared molecules
See every shared molecule grouped by chemical class, with key aromas marked, plus the 99 only in clove and the 19 only in summer savory.
Clove and summer savory questions
Do clove and summer savory go together?
A proven pairing. Cooks put them together in 143 recipes, and they share 212 flavor molecules: the top 3% of all ingredient pairs.
Why do clove and summer savory taste good together?
Almost everything summer savory carries, clove has too: 212 of summer savory's 231 flavor molecules also occur in clove. Among the shared key aromas are estragole (anise, licorice) and eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).
What goes with clove and summer savory?
Allspice is the best third ingredient: top 1% of pairs with clove and top 1% with summer savory. Thyme and marjoram also fit both.
What can you make with clove and summer savory?
Almost always mains: 2 of the 2 recipes with a course label are mains. Common dishes include Daniel Webster's Chowder, Senegal Seafood Stew.
Can I use summer savory instead of clove?
Only partly. Almost all of summer savory's flavor molecules (212 of 231) are also found in clove, but clove has 99 that summer savory lacks. Summer savory 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: Clove vs Summer Savory. https://compkitchen.com/compare/clove-vs-summer-savory. Accessed 2026-11-05.
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title = {Compound similarity analysis: Clove vs Summer Savory},
author = {{Compound Kitchen}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://compkitchen.com/compare/clove-vs-summer-savory},
note = {Accessed: 2026-11-05}
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Methodology DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.19719459 · CC BY 4.0 · Citations are a request, not a requirement.