Onions are a staple of cooking in almost every cuisine and season. They’re so commonplace that you probably have one variety or another around the house. But what happens when you don’t have the type ...

Meet the Allium family: Cipolinni, sweet, white and red onions. By Judy Walker Food editor ONIONS According to some references, onions are the second-most important horticultural crop worldwide, after ...

It's a scallion. It's a green onion. It's a shallot. No, really, what is it?! The latest viral social media debate has Twitter users trying to determine the name of one green vegetable, and the ...

Shallots are a member of the onion family, they are smaller and sweeter than traditional onions and highly revered by chefs. You can get shallots in different colors, sizes and shapes, yet all are ...

Slice off the dark green tops of the leeks, leaving the white and light green parts. Trim the stringy roots but keep the root end intact so the leeks don't fall apart when sliced. Peel off the ...

Shallots belong to the Allium genus of vegetables, which also includes onions, garlic, scallions, leeks, and chives. Other than garlic, any Allium vegetable can substitute shallots as they have a ...