id: 9
name: Chives
flavor_bible_name_variants: chives,chives fresh,garlic chives,herbs chives
flavor_bible_pairings_ids: avocados,basil,beans green,butter,cheese,chervil,chicken,cilantro,cream and cream sauces,cream cheese,crme frache,dill,eggs egg dishes and omelets,fennel,fines herbes,fish,garlic,herbs most other,marjoram,onions,paprika,parsley,pasta,pork,potatoes,salads and salad dressings,sauces,shellfish,smoked salmon,sole,sorrel,soups,sour cream,tarragon,thyme,vegetables and root vegetables,vinaigrettes,zucchini
status: draft
source: foodb,flavor_bible
food_db_name: Chives
flavor_db_name_variants: chives
name_scientific: Allium schoenoprasum
description: Chives is the common name of Allium schoenoprasum, the smallest species of the edible onions. A perennial plant, it is native to Europe, Asia and North America. A. schoenoprasum is the only species of Allium native to both the New and the Old Worlds. The name of the species derives from the Greek skhoínos and práson. Its English name, chives, derives from the French word cive, from cepa, the Latin word for onion. Chives are a commonly used herb and can be found in grocery stores or grown in home gardens. In culinary use, the scapes are diced and used as an ingredient for fish, potatoes, soups, and other dishes. Chives have insect-repelling properties that can be used in gardens to control pests.
itis_id: 42636
wikipedia_id: Chives
picture_file_name: 9.jpg
picture_content_type: image/jpeg
picture_file_size: 1411537
picture_updated_at: 2012-04-20T09:42:09.000Z
legacy_id: 9
food_group: Herbs and Spices
food_subgroup: Herbs
food_type: Type 1
created_at: 2011-02-09T00:37:15.000Z
updated_at: 2019-05-14T18:04:13.000Z
creator_id: null
updater_id: null
export_to_afcdb: false
category: specific
ncbi_taxonomy_id: 74900
export_to_foodb: true
public_id: FOOD00009