Chives

ciboulette; chives

Flavor and role: A herb like thin green onions, with a mild onion and garlic aroma. Snip with scissors and sprinkle on at the end.
Typical dishes and uses: Omelettes, baked potatoes with sour cream, cream cheese spread, fines herbes, topping for pierogi. In this book: can be served with pierogi ruskie.
Substitutes: The green part of spring onions in the same amount is almost identical.
Storage: Wrapped in a damp kitchen towel in a zip bag in the fridge, it keeps 1 week. Finely sliced and frozen, 3 months.
Main countries: France · Germany · United Kingdom
Used in this book: Fiskesuppe (Norwegian Creamy Fish Soup)Ghormeh Sabzi Käsespätzle Smørrebrød: Potato and Egg & Shrimp Bangers with Ale and Caramelised Onion Gravy Bangers and Mash Croquettes with Onion Gravy Dip Double-Fried Buffalo Wings with Chunky Blue Cheese Cacio e Pepe Smashed Potatoes with Pecorino Yogurt Dip Carbonara Yolk Toast Wine-Steamed Clam Chowder with Crispy Bacon Cornbread Breakfast Cups with Bacon, Cheddar and Baked Egg Currywurst Melt Toastie Bergen Fish Soup (Bergensk Fiskesuppe) with Homemade Stock Oven-Braised Lamb Neck Irish Stew with Pearl Barley and Herb Butter Clarified-Butter Kartoffelpuffer with Smoked Salmon and Horseradish Cream Crispy Kartoffelpuffer Cups with Apple-Bacon Sour Cream Allgäu Three-Cheese Käsespätzle Crispy Käsespätzle Cups with Chive Sour Cream Gochujang Buffalo Wings Moules-Frites Mussel Roll with Shoestring Fries Seared Chicken Thigh Oyakodon with Homemade Dashi Bravas rösti brunch with fried eggs Brown Butter Bacon Pierogi Pierogi Lasagne Bake Cheddar & Spring Onion Poffertjes Skewers with Chive Sour Cream Dip Tallow-Fried Poutine with Shallot Peppercorn Gravy Quiche Lorraine Croissants Crisp Raw-Grated Rösti with Bacon, Shallot and Gruyère Rösti Egg Cups with Chive Sour Cream Butterschmalz Wiener Schnitzel with Viennese Potato Salad Shepherd's Pie Loaded Jacket Potato Stroganoff-Loaded Baked Potatoes

Updated 2026-10-10