Wednesday, December 17, 2008

Chives

The smallest member of the onion family, and among the mildest, they have a very mild onion/garlic flavor.

When finely chopped, they shine as a topping on soups as well as in other contexts where a mild oniony flavor is desirable.

They are easy to grow indoors, and can be frozen without any harm to the flavor.

On a practical level, the CC would like to point out that you need far more than you think. In spite of years and years of experience, the CC always ends up chopping far fewer than needed.

1 comment:

ZenDenizen said...

I tried sauteeing them once like onions and that basically killed all their flavor, what a shame. They work well in miso soup though...