Vegetable
Chive
About This Entry
Chive brings delicate onion perfume without heat — ideal herbaceous finish for eggs, potatoes, and cream sauces that match sparkling and light whites.
Wine Pairing Explanation
Primary wine styles
At a Glance
Group
Alliums
Classification
Vegetables
Culinary role
aromatic
Scientific name
Allium schoenoprasum
Scientific Classification
- Display name
- Chive
- Classification
- Vegetables
- Group
- Alliums
- Scientific name
- Allium schoenoprasum
Taxonomy
- Culinary role
- aromatic
- Plant part
- leaf
- Texture
- tender
- Moisture class
- high
- Flavor intensity
- mild
- Seasonality
- spring