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Topic: Onions
Posted By: Slartibartfast
Subject: Onions
Date Posted: December 19 2010 at 07:05
I think most people like them. More for eating than for cutting them up for cooking.  
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Posted By: Epignosis
Date Posted: December 19 2010 at 07:08
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Can I vote for all of them? Onions are my favorite vegetable. I eat them raw sometimes. I used to eat a whole cooked onion for lunch. I'll vote for Vidalia onions...so sweet and tasty, especially caramelized. ------------- https://epignosis.bandcamp.com/album/a-month-of-sundays" rel="nofollow - https://epignosis.bandcamp.com/album/a-month-of-sundays |
Posted By: harmonium.ro
Date Posted: December 19 2010 at 07:12
| Green along with cheese and other breakfasts, or along certain soups. Red I like for the same purposes. Yellow I use for cooking. Great vegetable. I don't know what Vidalia, Leek, Ramp, Welsh, Maui and Pearl are. |
Posted By: TheClosing
Date Posted: December 19 2010 at 07:14
| Can't stand em. |
Posted By: Slartibartfast
Date Posted: December 19 2010 at 07:21
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Vidalia is a sweet variety grown in Georgia. Leeks are like really big green onions. Ramps are wild found in the Appalachians. (I still haven't had any fiddle head fersn.) Never had any Welsh, just saw them as a variety of green when I looked it up. Maui are another variety of sweet and I apologize for leaving out the Washington Walla Walla. Pearls are probably my least favorite variety, they are rather small and not too tender or tasty. |
Posted By: harmonium.ro
Date Posted: December 19 2010 at 07:28
| Oh, it seems like I already knew leek, and I like it. It's called "praz" where I come from. |
Posted By: Snow Dog
Date Posted: December 19 2010 at 07:37
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I have never heard of Welsh Onions. I live in Wales. ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/Snow_Dog" rel="nofollow"> 
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Posted By: Epignosis
Date Posted: December 19 2010 at 07:39
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Posted By: Snow Dog
Date Posted: December 19 2010 at 07:41
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Just found out it is what we call a "Spring Onion". And that the word Welsh is a corruption anyway and has nothing to do with Wales. ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/Snow_Dog" rel="nofollow">
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Posted By: Slartibartfast
Date Posted: December 19 2010 at 07:43
It came from Wiki, go figure. |
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Date Posted: December 19 2010 at 07:44
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Posted By: Slartibartfast
Date Posted: December 19 2010 at 07:45
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You live in Wales, right?. My Wiki research. Best not to put too much trust in them. |
Posted By: Snow Dog
Date Posted: December 19 2010 at 07:47
Had you not heard of Welsh Onions either? ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/Snow_Dog" rel="nofollow">
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Posted By: Slartibartfast
Date Posted: December 19 2010 at 08:01
No and since I watch a lot of cooking shows I should have verified first. 
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Posted By: someone_else
Date Posted: December 19 2010 at 08:06
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I don't know all these varieties, so I voted for Glass Onion (not to eat by the way). ------------- 
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Posted By: harmonium.ro
Date Posted: December 19 2010 at 08:07
I used to help my grandmothers (who were peasants, I lived at the country until I went to school) at doing these:   [/img]http://www.monitorulcj.ro/files/cms/m_cj/archive/2009/01/05/07_ceapa_turda_fest_th.jpg[/img]    I was only responsible of preparing the onions for the knitting so I never learn how to knit them. Fortunately the traditions is still maintained. |
Posted By: Snow Dog
Date Posted: December 19 2010 at 08:11
I just thought it might be a common name in the States. It wouldn't be called that here anyway. Although it is from Old English and before that Old germanic according to Wiki. ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/Snow_Dog" rel="nofollow">
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Posted By: yanch
Date Posted: December 19 2010 at 08:13
| I vote other, but for me other is really all of them!! Onions in all their varieties are great!! |
Posted By: Equality 7-2521
Date Posted: December 19 2010 at 08:26
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Onions are a cancer. They should be destroyed. ------------- "One had to be a Newton to notice that the moon is falling, when everyone sees that it doesn't fall. " |
Posted By: clarke2001
Date Posted: December 19 2010 at 08:57
^...says man who dislike chocolate.
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Posted By: zappaholic
Date Posted: December 19 2010 at 09:09
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Possibly the only song ever written about onions: You're welcome. ------------- "Democracy is the theory that the common people know what they want, and deserve to get it good and hard." -- H.L. Mencken |
Posted By: manofmystery
Date Posted: December 19 2010 at 09:18
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We can't bust heads like we used to. But we have our ways. One trick is to tell stories that don't go anywhere. Like the time I caught the ferry to Shelbyville. I needed a new heel for m'shoe. So I decided to go to Morganville, which is what they called Shelbyville in those days. So I tied an onion to my belt. Which was the style at the time. Now, to take the ferry cost a nickel, and in those days, nickels had pictures of bumblebees on 'em. Gimme five bees for a quarter, you'd say. Now where was I... oh yeah. The important thing was that I had an onion tied to my belt, which was the style at the time. You couldn't get white onions, because of the war. The only thing you could get was those big yellow ones... -------------  Time always wins. |
Posted By: harmonium.ro
Date Posted: December 19 2010 at 09:28
Oigan, the leader of the band Kumm, has an intriguing little song called "Sex With Onions", on his solo album with the same name. Unfortunately I can't find it right now on the internet for streaming. |
Posted By: someone_else
Date Posted: December 19 2010 at 09:30
Not the only one
  . Onions were apparently popular back in the 60's:BTW: I like onions in general, no matter what variety. Even my current avatar has a piece of onion in the corner of its mouth.
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Posted By: akamaisondufromage
Date Posted: December 19 2010 at 09:36
From my exhaustive research it seems that Welsh Onions are Spring Onions are Scallions are Green Onions etc. We most commonly call them Spring Onions. I have this feeling Americans call them Scallions. They are all Alliums. And my favourite would be of the Leek variety in Soup especially this time of year.
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Posted By: zappaholic
Date Posted: December 19 2010 at 10:28
Fine - only VOCAL song about onions. (Can an instrumental actually be "about" anything?) ------------- "Democracy is the theory that the common people know what they want, and deserve to get it good and hard." -- H.L. Mencken |
Posted By: Formentera Lady
Date Posted: December 19 2010 at 11:03
Exactly. (and I like all kinds of onions.) |
Posted By: caretaker
Date Posted: December 19 2010 at 22:37
| A day without onions is like a day without prog. I vote yellow then green. I like the Vidalia but sometimes they don't measure up for the extra price. Maybe something is lost in transport. |
Posted By: Atavachron
Date Posted: December 19 2010 at 22:48
incredible Alex, I see who our go-to man is on onions  |
Posted By: Atavachron
Date Posted: December 19 2010 at 22:54
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I used to get our sweet kind - actually more of a yellow variety, sometimes called a "Spanish onion" - but I think I prefer the mellower white or my personal favorite, red |
Posted By: Man With Hat
Date Posted: December 19 2010 at 23:54
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Quite awful all around. Any kind, any preperation...doesn't matter. ------------- Dig me...But don't...Bury me I'm running still, I shall until, one day, I hope that I'll arrive Warning: Listening to jazz excessively can cause a laxative effect. |
Posted By: Lark the Starless
Date Posted: December 20 2010 at 00:00
Oh dear, that's disgusting
  I like finely chopped onions (white), just providing flavor to some nice tacos.  ------------- 
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Posted By: UndercoverBoy
Date Posted: December 20 2010 at 08:38
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Posted By: Equality 7-2521
Date Posted: December 20 2010 at 08:58
Chocolate is like a blow job compared to an onion. ------------- "One had to be a Newton to notice that the moon is falling, when everyone sees that it doesn't fall. " |
Posted By: SaltyJon
Date Posted: December 20 2010 at 13:25
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Green onions for me.
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Posted By: CPicard
Date Posted: December 20 2010 at 13:44
"It tastes like an orgasm in the mouth!" |
Posted By: Moogtron III
Date Posted: December 20 2010 at 14:30
| I like the yellow ones best, from the ones that I know. |
Posted By: Garion81
Date Posted: December 21 2010 at 16:59
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Man I love onions and garlic as well. Great to cook with. My favorite depends on what I am using it for i suppose. I love reds on sandwiches and burgers but also in salad but I like scallions more for that. Scallions are also good sauteed with with potatoes and maybe a red bell pepper. White and Yellow onions are great in salsas. One you didn't list that I use in combination with garlic is the shallot. Makes a great flavor enhancer to many dishes. ------------- 
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Posted By: Slartibartfast
Date Posted: December 21 2010 at 18:32
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I decided to go for green as I use more of them than any other variety. I also left out another member of the family, which I don't think qualifies along with shallots, chives.
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Posted By: Garion81
Date Posted: December 21 2010 at 23:57
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Well thats okay Shallots not really talked about as onions.but they are part of the faimilyl They are more like a garlic than an onion so you are right there. I love chives too. Have both growing in the back yard along with a very flavorful red called a Red Zeppelin.
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Posted By: CoCambria
Date Posted: December 22 2010 at 01:36
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If I could vote,(still under 40 posts) I would vote for Vidalia Onions. Here's the strange thing, I can't stand onions raw, but cooked onions are very tasty...go figure. ------------- All The Best FREAKS are Here! Please Stop STARING at ME!-Marillion |
Posted By: Slartibartfast
Date Posted: December 22 2010 at 07:12
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Posted By: catfood03
Date Posted: January 22 2011 at 21:41
| this topic makes me cry |
Posted By: Anthony H.
Date Posted: January 22 2011 at 22:06
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Posted By: NecronCommander
Date Posted: January 22 2011 at 22:40
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Red onions. They add that little bit of spice to my sandwich that makes it just a little bit more awesome. -------------  
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Posted By: Evolutionary Sleeper
Date Posted: January 22 2011 at 23:33
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Good to see some love for the Onion. <3 My favorite vegetable by far. I was raised on the white variety so that gets my vote.
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Posted By: Tapfret
Date Posted: January 23 2011 at 01:05
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Posted By: aapatsos
Date Posted: January 23 2011 at 08:34
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I like them all, red my favourite, but also green (spring) onions Strange to see leek in the list - I never considered them a kind of onion |
Posted By: Slartibartfast
Date Posted: January 23 2011 at 14:01
I probably should have added chives and shallots for good measure. ------------- Released date are often when it it impacted you but recorded dates are when it really happened...
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Posted By: timothy leary
Date Posted: January 23 2011 at 15:51
| I voted for other since my favorite member of the onion family is garlic |
Posted By: JJLehto
Date Posted: January 23 2011 at 20:46
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Hate onions. All of em. |
Posted By: Tapfret
Date Posted: January 23 2011 at 21:42
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I have no particular favorite, though when I'm backpacking the sierra in early summer and hit a meadow full of wild mountain onions, they sure do spice up freeze-dried backpack slop.
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Posted By: Mr Greeen Genes
Date Posted: January 24 2011 at 02:06
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There isn't much food I hate more than onions. Garlic is okay though...
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Posted By: Slartibartfast
Date Posted: January 24 2011 at 07:04
Those sound like they might be ramps. Do they look anything like this?:  ------------- Released date are often when it it impacted you but recorded dates are when it really happened...
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Posted By: timothy leary
Date Posted: January 24 2011 at 09:56
| Ramps are an eastern north american vegetable, wild onions grow in the sierra right along sometimes the death camas which looks similar.......... |
Posted By: Slartibartfast
Date Posted: January 24 2011 at 16:07
I'm guessing you don't want to eat the death camas. What are the wild onions of which you speak like? Similar? ------------- Released date are often when it it impacted you but recorded dates are when it really happened...
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Posted By: timothy leary
Date Posted: January 24 2011 at 16:59
| They are close enough that if it does not smell like an onion do not eat it, both are lily like, having bulbs. There is a camas that was a staple in western native American culture. |
Posted By: Ronnie Pilgrim
Date Posted: January 24 2011 at 17:08
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Posted By: bartosso
Date Posted: January 24 2011 at 17:48
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I really recommend Shallot onion to all fans of onion experience. Very refreshing, pungent taste. My all time favourite onion
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Posted By: Slartibartfast
Date Posted: January 24 2011 at 18:27
Actually I was asking about the edible wild onions you use. But speaking of the camas, how do you tell them apart? ------------- Released date are often when it it impacted you but recorded dates are when it really happened...
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Posted By: timothy leary
Date Posted: January 24 2011 at 18:45
| Death camas looks different enough for the experienced eye, as for wild onions, nothing like the cultivated onion, it has a small bulb which is perhaps at its largest one half inch in diameter, quite tasty and the price is right. |
Posted By: Tapfret
Date Posted: January 27 2011 at 20:23
No, definitely not. These are the best photos I could find in my collection. The chives are thin and there is a central stalk with a beautiful purple flower. I have never investigated the bulb as I like to leave as much of the flora intact as i can in my journeys.   This is the death camas, very different.  Although the common camas is very purple, both are bulbed but do not share the distinctive chive aroma. ------------- https://www.last.fm/user/Tapfret" rel="nofollow"> https://bandcamp.com/tapfret" rel="nofollow - Bandcamp |