Chervil
Chervil
Chervil is native to southern Russia and SE Europe. Herb snobs love to talk about how dried herbs are worthless and not worth buying. Now while I agree that fresh trumps dried, dry herbs do have their place in any well stocked spice cabinet. Our Chervil is grown in the Netherlands.
These same herb snobs will quickly reach for the quintessential French herb blend "fines herbs" which is a blend of chives, parsley, tarragon and you guessed it - chervil.
Chervil has never taken off in the US, some herb heads believe that this may be due to it family relationship to the infamous English weed, cow parsley (yuck!). Even the French mostly use chervil either in "fines herbes" or in Bearnaise sauce.
Chervil's aroma is a bit sweet and its taste has light hints of anise with undertones of caraway, parsley and pepper.
Chervil works well in combination with basil, chives, dill, mint, mustard, parsley and tarragon.
Chervil goes well with asparagus, beets, carrots, chicken, cream cheese, cream soup, eggs, fennel, fish, green beans, lettuce, mushrooms, omelets, peas, potatoes, tomatoes, turkey, seafood, shellfish and vinaigrette dressing.
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size1 tsp
Amount Per Serving
Calories1
% Daily Value*
Total Fat0g0%
Saturated Fat0g0%
Trans Fat0g
Polyunsaturated Fat0g
Monounsaturated Fat0g
Cholesterol0mg0%
Sodium0.4mg0%
Total Carbohydrate0.2g0%
Dietary Fiber0.1g0%
Total Sugars0.0g
Added Sugars0g0%
Sugar Alcohol0.0g
Protein0.1g0%
Vitamin D0mcg0%
Calcium6mg0%
Iron0mg1%
Potassium22mg0%
*The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice. These values were calculated and therefore are approximate. For more accuracy, testing is advised.