Fines herbes

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Fines herbes is a combination of herbs that forms a mainstay of Mediterranean cuisine. The ingredients of fines herbes are fresh parsley, chives, tarragon and chervil.[1] These "fine herbs" are not the pungent and resinous herbs that appear in a bouquet garni – which, unlike fines herbes, release their flavour in long cooking. Marjoram, cress,[2] cicely[2] or lemon balm[2] may be added to fines herbes. The marjoram may be dried.

  • Parsley (Petroselinum crispum)

  • Chives (Allium schoenoprasum)

  • Tarragon

  • Chervil

  • Marjoram

  • Garden cress

  • Sweet cicely

  • Lemon balm (Melissa officinalis)

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ Julia Child, Mastering the Art of French Cooking vol. I p 18.
  2. ^ a b c Katzer, Gernot. "Spice Pages: Chive (Allium schoenoprasum)". www.uni-graz.at. http://www.uni-graz.at/~katzer/engl/Alli_sch.html. Retrieved 2008-03-10. 


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