Whole Chives SAMIA - Maghreb Food Product - 20g - an authentic product selected by NKOSI for its exceptional quality. 20g format.
Set off to rediscover authentic flavours with Dried Chives SAMIA. This aromatic herb will enhance your dishes with its delicate scent and its slightly pungent flavour, carrying your taste buds towards refined culinary horizons.
✨ Why choose these chives?
- Dried herb: preserved aroma, available all year round
- Delicate scent: a slightly pungent flavour
- SAMIA brand: quality and purity
- Versatility: salads, omelettes, sauces, cheeses
- Practical: ready to use
🍽️ Recommended uses
Perfect for salads, omelettes, fromage blanc, sauces, soups, potatoes or as a garnish. Add at the end of cooking to preserve the aromas.
🌍 Global adoption
Chives are a universal aromatic herb, widely used in all the world's cuisines for their freshness and their delicacy.
💡 Tips
Add at the end of cooking or directly onto dishes. Store in a dry place, away from light.
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A must-have of African and Caribbean cuisines - Although its production origins are varied, this spice has been an integral part of African and Caribbean culinary traditions for generations. From Senegalese mafé to Antillean colombo, it accompanies the most emblematic recipes of these rich and generous cuisines.
Origins and cultural heritage — whole chives
SAMIA dried chives are harvested in Egypt and the Maghreb. They go into vinaigrettes, omelettes and cold sauces throughout the Mediterranean basin and now feature in fresh African salads such as the Ivorian or Chadian Russian salad.
Culinary uses — whole chives
- Herb vinaigrette: 1 teaspoon in 10 cL of oil and vinegar.
- Fines herbes omelette: 1 teaspoon with parsley and basil.
- Ivorian Russian salad: 2 teaspoons for 4 portions, with mayonnaise.
- Fresh cheese or yoghurt: a pinch with garlic and pepper.
- Cold sauces for grilled fish: 1 teaspoon rehydrated 5 min in lemon.
Benefits and nutritional profile — whole chives
Chives concentrate sulphur compounds close to garlic (allicin) and vitamin K. They stimulate digestion at the start of a meal and provide antioxidants supporting the cardiovascular system.
