Onions

Latin Name: Allium cepa

Walking Onions: Allium proliferum

Spanish: cebolla

Onions are the flavor base to so many rich, beloved dishes around the world that invoke a sense of home. They come in many shapes, colors, and flavors. From squat little super sweet cipollinis, to sharp red elongated onions, to juicy fresh spring onions thinned out from the bed in the springtime to give the rest of the onions space to bulb up.

In general, red onions tend to have a sharper, more acidic flavor, perfect sliced raw into salads and used as flavor bases. Yellow and white onions tend to have a higher sugar content and lower acidity. But overall, any onion will do in a pinch when you need one. Walking onions are a great addition to the garden as they “walk” to replant themselves. They’re bulbs don’t get that big, but they become a constant source of scallions and fresh green onions.

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