garlic chive
noun
: a perennial allium (Allium tuberosum) native to southeastern Asia but widely cultivated for its garlic-flavored stems, leaves, buds, and flower heads
—usually used in plural
called also Chinese chive
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Place 2 tablespoons of the carrots or bean sprouts, 1 tablespoon of the mixed herbs, a garlic chive and ¼ cup of the vermicelli on top of shrimp.
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Sabrina Weiss, Peoplemag, 14 Aug. 2024
The Broiled Live Sea Scallop ($12) swims in garlic chive butter with finger lime.
—Linda Zavoral, The Mercury News, 26 Feb. 2024
The menu features small bites like the warm milk bread with kabocha squash and brown butter; Mendocino uni with crisp prosciutto; broiled live sea scallop with garlic chive butter and more.
—Chelsea Davis, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2024
Standout dishes include clam toast with leeks and Iberico pork XO sauce, rainbow trout with corn rice and garlic chive pil-pil, and a dry-aged bone-in ribeye with watercress and anchovy salsa.
—Kate Kassin, Bon Appétit, 7 Feb. 2023
While the broth is still scalding hot, the steam carrying the aroma of the flecks of garlic chive on its surface.
—Francis Lam, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Sep. 2021
The go-to Chinese filling: juicy pork mixed with the fresh onion flavor of garlic chives.
—Saveur Editors, Saveur, 28 Jan. 2020
The filling is a blend of Tails & Trotters pork with shrimp, garlic chives, ginger and Sichuan peppercorns.
—oregonlive, 29 Jan. 2020
There will be a large mural depicting a typical fishing village scene, and the dishes will highlight the region’s emphasis on fresh herbs like garlic chives.
—Janelle Bitker, SFChronicle.com, 21 Jan. 2020
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Sabrina Weiss, Peoplemag, 14 Aug. 2024
The Broiled Live Sea Scallop ($12) swims in garlic chive butter with finger lime.
—Linda Zavoral, The Mercury News, 26 Feb. 2024
The menu features small bites like the warm milk bread with kabocha squash and brown butter; Mendocino uni with crisp prosciutto; broiled live sea scallop with garlic chive butter and more.
—Chelsea Davis, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2024
Standout dishes include clam toast with leeks and Iberico pork XO sauce, rainbow trout with corn rice and garlic chive pil-pil, and a dry-aged bone-in ribeye with watercress and anchovy salsa.
—Kate Kassin, Bon Appétit, 7 Feb. 2023
While the broth is still scalding hot, the steam carrying the aroma of the flecks of garlic chive on its surface.
—Francis Lam, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Sep. 2021
The go-to Chinese filling: juicy pork mixed with the fresh onion flavor of garlic chives.
—Saveur Editors, Saveur, 28 Jan. 2020
The filling is a blend of Tails & Trotters pork with shrimp, garlic chives, ginger and Sichuan peppercorns.
—oregonlive, 29 Jan. 2020
There will be a large mural depicting a typical fishing village scene, and the dishes will highlight the region’s emphasis on fresh herbs like garlic chives.
—Janelle Bitker, SFChronicle.com, 21 Jan. 2020
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“Garlic chive.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/garlic%20chive. Accessed 19 Nov. 2024.
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