The market · Herbs and aromatics · Southern Europe

Chervil

A delicate, lacy herb tasting of parsley with a whisper of anise — one of the French fines herbes.

anise · delicate · fresh
Chervil

If you can't find it

Good greengrocers; easy to grow.

  1. 1Parsley
    Flat-leaf parsley with a little tarragon
    You lose the delicate anise.

Goes with

eggbutterchivetarragon

Knowing it

Where to buy
Rarely sold; easiest grown from seed in a shady pot.
Worth knowing
Don't cook it. Scatter it over eggs, fish or a green salad.

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