Fines herbes

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Fines herbes is a culinary mainstay in French 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 and tarragon may be dried.

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  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. Retrieved on 2008-03-10.