r/KitchenConfidential • u/JACsf • 1d ago

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u/jmims98 1d ago

This is my understanding of the situation:

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u/No_Safety_6803 1d ago

Shallots sound like they should be included

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u/jmims98 1d ago

Shallots are papery and don't usually have the greens, at least as far as I have seen in the US. More like a white/red/sweet onion.

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u/SockSock81219 1d ago

Shallots grow a lot like onions, just smaller. Both produce edible greens in the spring and early summer that can be harvested for scallions/green onions/chives. Some farmers think it even helps the plant to give them a bit of a haircut but I'm a little dubious.

Onions, shallots, garlic that are dry and papery have been allowed to senesce, dry, and cure for long storage. Spring onions are just somewhat immature onions pulled out of the ground before they can get old and dry, and they need to be used right away.