Chervil
One of the French fines herbes
Chervil is a widely used herb in cooking, especially French cuisine, where it is joined by parsley, chives and tarragon to form the fines herbes mix, commonly used in sauces, salads, soups and egg dishes.
In flavour it is somewhere in the area of parsley, perhaps with a hint of coriander, and even slightly aniseed.
Although chervil is a native of the Middle East, it can now be found growing wild in many areas. It's advisable to take great care if gathering wild chervil however, as it is very close in appearance to several poisonous plants including the lethal hemlock.
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