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erba

herb or green

Some you may see:

erba acciuga: 'anchovy herb'; another name for savoury

erbe aromatiche: fragrant herbs (generally what we call 'herbs' in English)

erbe di campo: wild greens

erba cipollina: chives

erbe essiccate: dried herbs

erbe fine: mix of garden herbs

erba luigia: another name for cedrina or lemon verbena.

erba noce: salvastrella

erbe pazze: a ‘crazy’ mixture of herbs–especially borage, fennel and chicory, used in soups in Lazio

erbe di Provenza: herbes de Provence (thyme, rosemary, savoury, oregano and basil).

erbe spontanee: wild herbs

Herbs & Spices

Lazio

Trentino-Alto Adige

Text © Dana Facaros & Michael Pauls

Image by Alice Henneman