Culinary uses such as in herbal vinegars, salads, soups, soft cheeses, compound butters, and grilled meat. COMPANION: Plant your garlic chives among carrots, grapes, roses and tomatoes. They will supposedly deter pests such as Japanese beetles, black spot on roses, scab on apples, and mildew on cucurbits. BOTANICAL NAME: Allium Tuberosum COMMON NAME: Oriental Garlic, Asian Chives, Chinese Chives, Chinese Leek, AFRIKAANS NAME: Knoffel Grasui