TYPES OF ONIONS

By stepjo7269

Ingredients

• ∙ Cippolini:
• Sweet Onions
• These trendy newcomers are smaller than Vidalias but larger than boiling onions. They are flat, with thin skins and medium-sweet flavor. They appear in late spring.
• ∙ Walla Walla:
• to to 20th to of American sweet onions. They are siad to have originated from seeds brought to the Pacific Northwest from Coprsica at the turn of the 20th century. They’re available mid-June to mid-August.
• ∙ Vidalia:
• and 1015 SuperSweets:
• to 1015 developed at Texas A&M University to help Texas farmers cash in on the sweet-onion craze. SpringSweets debut in March, the first spring onion of the season. 1015 SuperSweets follow in mid-April.
• ∙ Sweet Imperial:
• 2 California version of the Vidalia is grown in the Imperial Valley and is available from April through June. The globe-shaped onions are at least 2 ½ inches in diameter.
• ∙ AmeriSweet:
• 3 to 4 soil in the Grand Rapids area, this Michigan sweet onion is round rather than flattened and is about 3 to 4 inches in diameter. AmeriSweets are harvested in September and are available through October.
• ∙ Maui:
• The famous Hawaiian sweet onions are grown in volcanic soil. They’re a favorite of tourists and are available from April through December.
• ∙ OSO Sweets:
• 1989 to to Chile, began growing these onions in 1989 to provide sweet onions to the American market in the off season. They’re available from January through March.
• ∙ Rio Sweet:
• Another South American sweet onion. This variety is available from October through December.
• Scallions:
• ∙ Green onions (scallons):
• to slim onions with the long, green tops are actually just immature yellow or white globe onions. The flavor can range from medium-mild to quite sharp.
• ∙ Red scallions:
• to similar to green onions, but with slightly larger, reddish root ends.
• Storage Onions:
• ∙ Yellow globe:
• The most common onion type, they can be medium or large. They are always pungent. They’re available year-round.
• ∙ White globe:
• to similar to yellow globe onions, but slightly less pungent. They’re available year-round.
• ∙ Bermuda:
• These large, slightly flat onions may be yellow or white. They’re available in the spring and have a milder flavor than regular glove onions.
• ∙ Spanish:
• The large, spherical onions are usually yellow, and have a milder flavor than globe onions. They are available year-round.
• ∙ Purple or red:
• to deep red color makes this a popular onion for salads and sandwiches. They caramelize beautifully, although cooking destroys the color. They range from pungent to fairly mild. They are available year-round.

Preparation

Step 1

Way to remove onion odor from hands:
Sprinkle some salt on your palms and rub them together under running water.