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What herb can you substitute for chives?
Wiki User
June 13, 2011 4:53PM
Depending on their use, green onion or also known as scallion will be your most ideal trade out. It is a bit bigger, but still conical shaped and slices into rings nicely, and although it has a stronger onion taste and scent, it is still less than actually using an onion.
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