herbs de Provence

English

Etymology

Partial adaptation.

Noun

herbs de Provence pl (plural only)

1. Alternative form of herbes de Provence
   • 1987 January 21, Arthur Schwartz, “Finger food for football fans”, in Daily News:

     […] 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.

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

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

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

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

   • 2022, Betsy Freeman, The One and Done Cookbook […], →ISBN, page 85:

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