Knowra Chives Chives Chives (Allium schoenoprasum) are perennial plants with slender, hollow leaves and purple flower clusters. Their mild onion flavor is commonly used fresh as a seasoning.
Chive butter : A compound butter made by mixing chopped chives into softened butter. It preserves chives’ mild onion flavor in a spread for vegetables, bread, and fish.
Allium : A genus of flowering plants that includes onions, garlic, leeks, and chives. Chives belong to this genus, whose members often have onion-like aromas and flavors.
Garlic chives : Allium tuberosum is an Asian perennial herb with flat leaves and a distinct garlic flavor. Unlike common chives, garlic chives have flat leaves and taste strongly of garlic.
Baked potato : A potato cooked whole in an oven or other dry heat until its interior is tender. Chopped chives are a classic topping, often paired with sour cream or butter.
Herb butter : Butter blended with chopped herbs and often salt or other seasonings. Chive butter is one variation of this broader preparation.
Amaryllidaceae : A family of flowering plants that includes the genus Allium. This family is the broader taxonomic group containing chives.
Scallion : A young onion harvested before its bulb has fully developed, with edible green leaves and a white base. Scallions are larger and more onion-like than the fine leaves of chives.
Sour cream : A cultured dairy product made by fermenting cream with lactic-acid-producing bacteria. Its richness and tang complement the mild onion flavor of chives.
Herb gardening : The cultivation of plants grown chiefly for culinary, medicinal, or aromatic use. Chives are a hardy perennial herb suited to garden beds and containers.
Bulb : An underground storage organ formed from a plant’s short stem and fleshy leaf bases. Chives grow from small bulbs clustered at the plant’s base.
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