Winter savory + Marjoram
A proven pairing. Cooks put them together in 455 recipes, and they share 234 flavor molecules: the top 1% of all ingredient pairs.
Do winter savory and marjoram go together?
Yes. 455 recipes in our collection combine them, and they share 234 flavor molecules. That places them in the top 1% of every ingredient pair we score.
Why they work
Almost everything winter savory carries, marjoram has too: 234 of winter savory's 244 flavor molecules also occur in marjoram. Among the shared key aromas are methyleugenol (clove, spice) and eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).
What each one brings
winter savory
Much the same character. It carries 10 molecules marjoram doesn't have.
marjoram
The tartness. Sour notes make up 15% of its labelled aroma molecules, against 12% for winter savory. It carries 71 molecules winter savory doesn't have.
Add a third ingredient
- Thyme: the best fit for both, top 1% of pairs with winter savory, top 1% with marjoram.
- Sage: top 1% of pairs with winter savory, top 1% with marjoram.
- Summer savory: top 1% of pairs with winter savory, top 1% with marjoram.
- Tarragon: top 1% of pairs with winter savory, top 1% with marjoram.
Ranked by the average of its two pairing scores. Only foods used in at least 100 recipes are suggested.
Recipes with winter savory and marjoram
Almost always sauces: 1 of the 1 recipes with a course label are sauces.
Can you swap one for the other?
Fairly well, for flavor. Each carries most of the other's flavor molecules (96% of winter savory's and 77% of marjoram's are shared). This compares flavor only; texture, moisture and the job each does in a dish matter too.
All 234 shared molecules
See every shared molecule grouped by chemical class, with key aromas marked, plus the 10 only in winter savory and the 71 only in marjoram.
Winter savory and marjoram questions
Do winter savory and marjoram go together?
A proven pairing. Cooks put them together in 455 recipes, and they share 234 flavor molecules: the top 1% of all ingredient pairs.
Why do winter savory and marjoram taste good together?
Almost everything winter savory carries, marjoram has too: 234 of winter savory's 244 flavor molecules also occur in marjoram. Among the shared key aromas are methyleugenol (clove, spice) and eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).
What goes with winter savory and marjoram?
Thyme is the best third ingredient: top 1% of pairs with winter savory and top 1% with marjoram. Sage and summer savory also fit both.
What can you make with winter savory and marjoram?
Almost always sauces: 1 of the 1 recipes with a course label are sauces. Common dishes include Dutch Sauce.
Can I use marjoram instead of winter savory?
Fairly well, for flavor. Each carries most of the other's flavor molecules (96% of winter savory's and 77% of marjoram'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: Winter Savory vs Marjoram. https://compkitchen.com/compare/winter-savory-vs-marjoram. Accessed 2026-11-06.
@misc{compkitchen_compare_compound_similarity_analysis_winter_savory_vs_marjoram_2026,
title = {Compound similarity analysis: Winter Savory vs Marjoram},
author = {{Compound Kitchen}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://compkitchen.com/compare/winter-savory-vs-marjoram},
note = {Accessed: 2026-11-06}
}
Methodology DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.19719459 · CC BY 4.0 · Citations are a request, not a requirement.