fines herbes

[ feen erb, urb; French feen zerb ]

plural noun

, Cooking.

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

fines herbes

/ finz ɛrb /

plural noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of fines herbes¹

1840–50; < French: fine herbs

Example Sentences

It’s a part of cuisines across the Mediterranean and Western Europe, and a key ingredient in tabbouleh salad, salsa verde, fines herbes blend, and bouquets garnis.

From Seattle Times

Tarragon is a mainstay in French cooking and an essential ingredient in both Béarnaise sauce and the combination of herbs known as fines herbes.

From Salon

Perhaps it’s the strange “Feinherb,” which does not indicate that the wine is steeped with fines herbes but that it is “half dry.”

From Washington Post

Lately, he says, he’s been working on an herbed roasted turkey breast sandwich with fines herbes mayo, roasted tomatoes, watercress and Crescenza cheese.

From Los Angeles Times

That was followed by an expert lesson in a perfect chicken aux fines herbes.+

From New York Times