Name: Cloves WholeCloves are best known as a sweet and aromatic spice, but they have also been used in traditional ayurveda. In Mexican cuisine, spices cloves are best known as clavos de olor, and often accompany cumin and cinnamon. They are also used in Peruvian cuisine, in a wide variety of dishes such as carapulcra and arroz con leche.

Cloves are used in the cuisine of Asian, African, Mediterranean and the Middle East countries, lending flavor to meats (such as baked ham), curries, and marinades, as well as fruit (such as apples, pears, and rhubarb). Whole cloves bulk may be used to give aromatic and flavor qualities to hot beverages, often combined with other ingredients such as lemon and sugar. They are a common element in spice blends, including pumpkin pie spice and speculaas spices.