Cultivated in South Asia, Watkins organically grown Cloves add bittersweet warmth to your cuisine and pair well with nutmeg and cinnamon for a sweet and savory experience.

They're the dried, unopened flower buds of a tropical evergreen tree. When ground, cloves deliver all the heady aroma and sharp, warm flavor this essential spice has to offer. In Europe and North America, ground cloves are known for their role in sweets.

Cloves are a pungent warm spice with an intense flavor and aroma. The flavor comes from the compound eugenol. On the tongue, you'll detect sweetness, bitterness, and astringency (drying the mouth), with a noticeable amount of heat.

 Similar warm spices include nutmeg, cinnamon, and allspice. These are often combined in a pumpkin pie blend. Cloves are much more powerful than these more-tepid flavor cousins and therefore less is used in a recipe or blend. Some people find the flavor of cloves overwhelming and choose to leave this spice out entirely.