Summer savory + Clove
A proven pairing. Cooks put them together in 143 recipes, and they share 212 flavor molecules: the top 3% of all ingredient pairs.
Do summer savory and clove 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
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.
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.
Add a third ingredient
- Allspice: the best fit for both, top 1% of pairs with summer savory, top 1% with clove.
- Thyme: top 1% of pairs with summer savory, top 2% with clove.
- Marjoram: top 1% of pairs with summer savory, top 2% with clove.
- Cinnamon: top 4% of pairs with summer savory, top 1% with clove.
Ranked by the average of its two pairing scores. Only foods used in at least 100 recipes are suggested.
Recipes with summer savory and clove
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 19 only in summer savory and the 99 only in clove.
Summer savory and clove questions
Do summer savory and clove 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 summer savory and clove 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 summer savory and clove?
Allspice is the best third ingredient: top 1% of pairs with summer savory and top 1% with clove. Thyme and marjoram also fit both.
What can you make with summer savory and clove?
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 clove instead of summer savory?
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: Summer Savory vs Clove. https://compkitchen.com/compare/summer-savory-vs-clove. Accessed 2026-11-05.
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title = {Compound similarity analysis: Summer Savory vs Clove},
author = {{Compound Kitchen}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://compkitchen.com/compare/summer-savory-vs-clove},
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.