herbs de Provence

A form of herbes de Provence — A mixture of bay leaves, parsley, sage, rosemary and thyme.

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Meanings

nounherbs de Provence pl (plural only)
  1. alternativepluralplural onlyAlternative form of herbes de Provence.

    The herbs de Provence, onions, fennel, and garlic fill up my kitchen with good smells.

    2022, Betsy Freeman, The One and Done Cookbook […], →ISBN, page 85
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    […] Paula recommends it be spread on French bread rounds that have been drizzled with olive oil, sprinkled with herbs de Provence, then toasted in the oven.

    1987 January 21, Arthur Schwartz, “Finger food for football fans”, in Daily News

    He invokes the classic dried herbs de Provence as an inherited license to strew greens willy-nilly.

    1995 December 4, Gael Greene, “To Grand-mère’s House”, in New York, page 151

    I massage my chump chops with olive oil, coarse black pepper and herbs de Provence, adding sea salt just before they reach the grill.

    1999 May 16, Nigel Slater, “For the chop”, in The Guardian

Origin

Partial adaptation.

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