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Organic Garlic Chives are a perennial, hardy and easy to grow versatile herb. The leaves, the leaves with unopened flower buds and the root tubers can be used in many ways in meals and for medicinal purposes. You can order your organic garlic seeds easily, quickly and directly at www.123zaden.nl!

Kind
Chives
Scientific name
Allium tuberosum
Item number
BIO-3717
Brand
123seeds Organics
Amount of seeds
300
  • 123seeds is a certified seeds supplier registered with SKAL. 123seeds adheres to the rules imposed by SKAL ensuring you receive certified organic seeds.

In stock

€3.00
Product Description

What is organic garlic chives?

Organic garlic chives are a tasty, healthy and versatile herb. It is also known as Chinese chives or Chinese leeks. It has beautiful grass green, long flat stems and it flowers with small white flowers. It has a nice garlic-like flavour, but it does not taste as strong as garlic. Organic garlic chives have several medicinal uses. Organic Garlic Chives are diuretic and stimulate the appetite and digestion. It has similar effects as its cousin Garlic, but with a milder taste. Organic Garlic Chives are also used in the kitchen with eggs, cheese, pork, shrimps, potatoes, butter and in all kinds of soups. Organic Garlic Chives are also widely used in sauces, stews, stir-fries, oven dishes, soups, salads and in herb butter. Organic garlic chives are also added as flavouring to rice and noodle dishes. It is a very popular and much used herb in Asian cuisines. In countries like Japan and China, not only the leaf stems are used in various dishes, but also the stems with the flowers and even the root tubers. To prevent loss of flavour, the leaves of organic garlic chives should be added to recipes at the last minute and not cooked along with the food. This does not apply to the flower stems with the unopened flower buds. These are prepared and eaten as a vegetable in Asia. The stems are then steamed or stir-fried together with other ingredients as a (side) dish. Fresh organic garlic chives have a much better taste than dried organic garlic chives. So organic garlic chives are used in many different ways. Organic garlic chives are perennials. The leaves die back during the winter, but sprout again the following spring.
Using organic garlic chives

Organic garlic chives are native to China. Nowadays it is grown in many countries.

1. Organic garlic chives have several medicinal applications. It is diuretic and stimulates appetite and digestion.

2. Organic garlic chives are widely used in Asian cuisines.

3. Organic garlic chives are also called Chinese chives and Chinese leeks.

4. Organic garlic chives taste best when used fresh. It can be dried, but this will lose a lot of flavour.

5. Organic Garlic Chives are delicious with pork, prawns, eggs, cheese, potatoes, butter and in soups.

6. Organic Garlic Chives are a hardy, perennial and easy to grow and maintain herb plant.
Buy organic garlic chives seeds at 123zaden

Want to buy organic Garlic Chives seeds? This is fast, cheap and easy at www.123zaden.nl. You can easily sow organic Garlic Chives seeds to grow the plants yourself and then harvest the leaves, the leaves with unopened flowers or the root tubers. If you order organic garlic seeds at 123zaden you will always get a clear and easy to follow sowing instructions with your order. Here you can find clear information about the self-sowing of organic garlic seeds. Your order at www.123zaden.nl is always delivered quickly. From 1 January to 30 June we ship 5 days a week. The rest of the year we ship 3 days a week. You can order your organic garlic seeds easy and quick at 123zaden.nl!

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