fines herbes

[ feen-erb, urb; French feen zerb ]

plural nounCooking.

a combination of finely chopped herbs, as parsley, chervil, and chives, used for flavoring soups, sauces, omelets, etc., or as a garnish.

Origin of fines herbes

1840–50; <French: fine herbs

Words Nearby fines herbes

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How to use fines herbes in a sentence

Now the capitaine was especially quick over an omelet aux fines herbes.
La Mere Bauche | Anthony Trollope
That is nothing, capitaine; he would eat his letter as quick as you would eat an omelet aux fines herbes.
La Mere Bauche | Anthony Trollope
It is also served au court-bouillon and aux fines herbes like bass.
Hand-Book of Practical Cookery for Ladies and Professional Cooks | Pierre Blot
It is also served with the four following omelets: au naturel, with salt pork, fines herbes, and with cheese.
Hand-Book of Practical Cookery for Ladies and Professional Cooks | Pierre Blot
Omelette aux fines herbes, et poulet roti aux cresson—oui, monsieur.
Sally Bishop | E. Temple Thurston

British Dictionary definitions for fines herbes

fines herbes

/ (French finz ɛrb) /

pl n

a mixture of finely chopped herbs, used to flavour omelettes, salads, etc

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