Scallion or Spring Onion
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Plant Description
scallions
Aromatic Flavoring:  Spring Onion-Scallions, (Allium fistulosum) L., widely known as Scallion, is a member of the onion family, Alliaceae. It is also known as green onion, spring onion, Welsh onion and Japanese bunching onion, in French as ciboule.
 
Season:
Available year round fresh.
Uses in Cooking:

Scallions are widely used in cooking. It is a particularly important ingredient in Asian cuisine, especially in East and Southeast Asia. It is used in Russia in the spring for adding green leaves to salads. In Japan it is used in miso soup, negimaki (beef and scallion rolls) and in the takoyaki dumpling dish, among others. For us here they are used when we need the its mild onion taste in salads and vegetable dishes

Other Onion Varieties:
Chives
Egyptian Onions
Leeks
Onions
Pearl Onions

Red Onions

Shallots
White or Silver Onions

How it comes:
Spice Mixes
Normally sold fresh in bunches.
Other Uses:
 
       
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