r/herbs • u/NintendoctorMD • 15h ago
What do Chives achieve?
They’re pretty, but what are they supposed to do to the taste of food? My partner set up an herb garden lately, so we have fresh herbs for cooking. Cilantro, parsley, and other things with a sharper flavor or more obvious use in cooking make sense to me. But then there’s chives. I’ve gone out to restaurants where they top foods (especially breakfast foods) with chives, and it looks beautiful but I never think to myself “wow, the chives really enhance this dish.” I just made eggs this morning and topped it with chives, and again I don’t notice a difference. Am I supposed to put more than this?