- Also known as French parsley, is one of the components of the four fines herbes It has a delicate licorice flavor with the mild pepperiness of parsley It is a fleeting flavor Cooking and drying destroys the subtle flavor, so use large quantities of fresh leaves, toward the end of cooking
Type: Herb (fresh sprigs or crumbled dried) Description: Curly, dark-green leaves Member of the parsley family Flavor: Mild celery-licorice flavor Uses: Main ingredient in "fines herbes," also used to season eggs, chicken, fish, salads, shellfish and tomatoes
A plant (Anthriscus cerefolium) with pinnately divided aromatic leaves, of which several curled varieties are used in soups and salads
fresh ferny parsley-like leaves used as a garnish with chicken and veal and omelets and green salads and spinach aromatic annual Old World herb cultivated for its finely divided and often curly leaves for use especially in soups and salads