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[[Image:ChivesInFlower.jpg|300px|thumb|right|Chives in flower]] | [[Image:ChivesInFlower.jpg|300px|thumb|right|Chives in flower]] | ||
Chives are the smallest member of the onion family and have a medium strength onion flavour. The grass | Chives are the smallest member of the onion family and have a medium strength onion flavour. The grass like stems can be finely chopped and added as a garnish to salads, sauces, yogurts, dips and main dishes. The flowers can be crumbled into florets and sprinkled on to dishes for a fabulous flavour and wonderful colour as in [[Garlic yogurt|garlic yogurt]] or [[sour cream and chives]] | ||
I would say that [[chives]] come second only to parsley as a garnish for flavour and visual impact. | I would say that [[chives]] come second only to parsley as a garnish for flavour and visual impact. | ||
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As they are perennial, once planted, all you need to do is use them, year after year. They will grow well in a window box as long as they don't dry out. | As they are perennial, once planted, all you need to do is use them, year after year. They will grow well in a window box as long as they don't dry out. | ||
A tip I recently got from a Wisley gardener was that when they get a bit brown and tatty, cut them back hard, like grass, and they will | A tip I recently got from a Wisley gardener was that when they get a bit brown and tatty, cut them back hard, like grass, and they will regrow, invigorated. | ||
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[[Image:Garlic chives.jpg|300px|thumb|right|Trimmed garlic chives]] | [[Image:Garlic chives.jpg|300px|thumb|right|Trimmed garlic chives]] | ||
==Garlic chives== | ==Garlic chives== | ||
'''Garlic chives''' (Chinese chives, Chinese leek, ku chai, jiu cai, Oriental garlic chives)) have a distinctive growth habit with strap | '''Garlic chives''' (Chinese chives, Chinese leek, ku chai, jiu cai, Oriental garlic chives)) have a distinctive growth habit with strap shaped leaves unlike either [[onion]] or [[Garlic|garlic]], and straight thin white flowering stalks that are much taller than the leaves. It grows in slowly expanding perennial clumps, but also readily sprouts from seed. Besides its use as [[vegetable]], it also has attractive flowers. | ||
The cultivated form is ''Allium tuberosum'' while the wild form is placed as ''Allium ramosum''. | The cultivated form is ''Allium tuberosum'' while the wild form is placed as ''Allium ramosum''. | ||
A relatively new vegetable in the English | A relatively new vegetable in the English speaking world but well known in Asian cuisine, the flavour of garlic chives is more like [[Garlic|garlic]] than [[chives]], though much milder. Both leaves and the stalks of the flowers are used as a flavouring similarly to chives, green onions or garlic and are used as a stir fry ingredient. In China, they are often used to make dumplings with a combination of [[egg]], [[shrimp]] and [[pork]]. | ||
Many garden centres carry it as do most [[Asian supermarkets]]. | Many garden centres carry it as do most [[Asian supermarkets]]. | ||
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[[Garlic]] chives are widely used in Korean cuisine. | [[Garlic]] chives are widely used in Korean cuisine. | ||
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