Editing Chives (section)

== Uses ==

=== Culinary arts ===
{{Cookbook|Chive}}
Chives are grown for their scapes and leaves, which are used for culinary purposes as a flavoring herb, and provide a somewhat milder onion-like flavor than those of other ''[[Allium]]'' species.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2010-05-18|title=Chives Vs. Green Onions|url=https://tastessence.com/chives-vs-green-onions|access-date=2021-05-27|website=Tastessence|language=en-US}}</ref> The edible flowers are used in salads,<ref>{{cite web |last1=Durand |first1=Faith |date=23 May 2008 |title=Tip: How to Use Chive Blossoms in Salads and Other Dishes |url=http://www.thekitchn.com/tip-how-to-use-chive-blossoms-51544 |access-date=24 May 2017 |publisher=thekitchn.com}}</ref> or used to make blossom vinegars.<ref>Margaret Roberts {{google books|6jRsF1nOmqgC|Edible & Medicinal Flowers|page=146}}</ref> Both the scapes and the unopened, immature flower buds are diced and used as an ingredient for [[omelette]]s, [[Fish (food)|fish]], [[potato]]es, [[soup]]s, and many other dishes.<ref name="Linford" /> The scapes are often paired with [[cream cheese]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite book |last=The Culinary Institute of America |author-link=The Culinary Institute of America |title=The Professional Chef |publisher=[[Wiley (publisher)|Wiley]] |year=2011 |isbn=978-0-470-42 135-2 |edition=9th |location=Hoboken, New Jersey |page=180}}</ref>

Chives have a wide variety of culinary uses, such as in traditional dishes in France, Sweden, and elsewhere.<ref name="swe">Försök til en Flora Oeconomica Sveciæ by A. J. Retzius (1806)</ref> In his 1806 book ''Attempt at a Flora'' (''Försök til en flora''), [[Anders Jahan Retzius]] describes how chives are used with pancakes, soups, fish, and sandwiches.<ref name="swe" /> They are also an ingredient of the ''[[sour cream|gräddfil]]'' sauce with the traditional [[herring]] dish served at Swedish [[midsummer]] celebrations. The flowers and scapes may also be used to garnish dishes.<ref name=":0" /><ref>[http://www.mountainvalleygrowers.com/allschoenoprasum.htm Allium schoenoprasum], from Mountain valley growers, ''accessed on June 13, 2006''</ref>

In Poland and Germany, chives are served with [[Quark (dairy product)|quark]]. Chives are one of the ''[[fines herbes]]'' of French cuisine, the others being [[tarragon]], [[chervil]] and [[parsley]]. Chives can be found fresh at most markets year-round, making them readily available; they can also be dry-frozen without much impairment to the taste, giving home growers the opportunity to store large quantities harvested from their own gardens.<ref name="hc" />


=== Uses in plant cultivation ===
Retzius also describes how farmers would plant chives between the rocks making up the borders of their flowerbeds, to keep the plants free from pests (such as [[Japanese beetle]]s).<ref name="swe" /><ref name="japanese_beetles">{{cite web|url=http://www.selfsufficientish.com/pests.htm|title=pests – selfsufficientish – pests|author=Andy Hamilton|work=selfsufficientish.com}}</ref> The growing plant repels unwanted insect life, and the juice of the leaves can be used for the same purpose, as well as fighting [[Fungal phytopathogen|fungal infections]], [[mildew]], and [[Fusarium ear blight|scab]].<ref>Holtom. J. and Hylton. W. Complete Guide to Herbs. Rodale Press 1979 {{ISBN|0-87857-262-7}}</ref><ref>Riotte. L. Companion Planting for Successful Gardening. Garden Way, Vermont, USA. 1978 {{ISBN|0-88266-064-0}}</ref><ref>Huxley. A. The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. 1992. MacMillan Press 1992 {{ISBN|0-333-47494-5}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last=Kaufman |first=Peter B |url=https://archive.org/details/naturalproductsf00kauf_0 |title=Natural Products from Plants |author2=Thomas J Carlson |author3=Kaufman B Kaufman |author4=Harry L Brielmann |author5=Sara Warber |author6=Leland J Cseke |author7=James A Duke |publisher=CRC Press |year=1999 |isbn=9780849331343 |location=[[Boca Raton]] |pages=[https://archive.org/details/naturalproductsf00kauf_0/page/261 261] |id=084933134X |url-access=registration}}</ref>