The Difference Between Spring Onions, Scallion, Chives ...

Leeks are not green onions. While both are considered part of the onion family, these are two different herbs. Known scientifically as allium ... Recipe LemonChicken Cooking AllTheFilipinoUlamRecipesYouNeedToBookmark Recipe PorkMeatballandMisuaSoupRecipe-PaanoLutuinAtMgaSangkap Recipe GrilledPorkBelly(InihawnaLiempo)Recipe Prepping TheDifferenceBetweenSpringOnions,Scallion,Chives,Leeks,AndGreenOnions Doyouknowwhichiswhich? By RoselleMiranda   |   Jan23,2021 Shares Share Tweet Pin 0  Comment IMAGEShutterstockILLUSTRATOR RoselleMiranda Onionsare acommonvegetableinthePinoykitchen. Notascommonareitsgreenleafycousinsthegreenonions.You'llfindthesearecommonlytreatedasgarnishesinsteadofanactualingredientindishes.    Youmightthinkyouknowthatgreenonionsarecalledspringonions,butistherereallyadifference?Aregreenonionsthesameasleeksbutjustbigger?What'sascallionandwhatisachive,too?    Ifyouhaveeverwondered,wehavetheanswerstothesequestions.Allofthesegreenstalksarealliumsorpart ofthealliumfamily.Theymaylookinterchangeableandthe goodnewsisthat,totellthemapart,youdonotneedtoknowthescientificnamesofeachtodifferentiatethem.  Hereishowyoucantellifit'sgreenonion,springonion,leek,chive,orascallion:   Greenonionsareliterallyyoungonionsortheimmatureonionplant. PhotobyShutterstock ADVERTISEMENT-CONTINUEREADINGBELOW GreenOnions aka Scallions aka SpringOnions  Ifyouarefamiliarwithgreenonions,youshouldbefamiliarwithspringonionsandscallions.That'sbecausetheseareallthesamethingjustwithdifferentnames.Alliumfistulosumorthegreenonionisliterallytheyoungstalkofanonion. Thegreenonionstalks,completewiththebulbs,canbeharvestedfromeitheryoungwhiteorredonions.Thebulbswon'tdevelopandshowtheirwhiteandredvarietiesuntilit'samorematureplant.  Thisisaleek,whichisnotagreenonion. PhotobyShutterstock CONTINUEREADINGBELOW RecommendedVideos ADVERTISEMENT-CONTINUEREADINGBELOW Leeks  Leeksarenotgreenonions.Whilebothareconsideredpartoftheonionfamily,thesearetwodifferentherbs.Knownscientificallyasalliumporrum,theleeklookslikealargegreenonionstalk.Even theyoungandthinnerleeksaremuchbiggerthangreenonionswouldbe. Sizeisn'ttheonlydifferencebetweenthesetwoplants.Thereisaconsiderabledifferenceinthewaythatleeksgrowcomparedtothegreenonions.You'llnoticethatleeksdevelopadistinctiveforkastheplantgrowsfrombulbtoitsleaves.   Chivesarenotthesameasgreenonions. PhotobyShutterstock ADVERTISEMENT-CONTINUEREADINGBELOW Chives  Chivesareactuallyanotherkindofplantaltogetherfromthegreenonionsandtheleeks. Ithasadifferentscientificname(Alliumschoenoprasum)fromthegarlic,onion,andleekplants.Chivesaresometimescalled"onionchives"becausethat'swhatchivestasteslike.However,it'snotagreenonion.  Thereareactuallytwokindsof"chives"youmightfindinthemarket:chivesandgarlicchivesorChinesechives.Youmightsometimesbefooledintobuyinggarlicchivesinsteadofrealchives. Howcanyoutellwhichiswhich?  Ifthechivesstillhavethebulbsattached,it'sprobablygarlicchivesbecausetheseareharvestedfreshlycutfromthe bulb.That'sbecausethebulbswillregrowthe stalksevenwhencut.  GarlicchivesakaChinesechiveshaveflatterleavesthanchives. PhotobyShutterstock ADVERTISEMENT-CONTINUEREADINGBELOW Ifyoulookattheplantitself,thegreenleafbladesofthegarlicchivesareflatcomparedtotherealchiveswhicharehollowandcircular.Thestalkofthechivesisalsomuchsmaller,thinner,andmuchgreenerthroughoutthestalkthanthestalksofthegreenonionsoreventhegarlicchive.Youcantell chivesapartfromthegarlicplantsaswellasfromtheflowerbudsthesesometimeshave.Ifyouallowthebudstoflower,chivessportpurpleflowerswhilegarlicchiveswillhavewhiteflowers.  Areyoustillconfused,especiallybetweenchivesandgreenonions?If youstillare,becontentthatwhilethesemaybedifferent,youcan useeither oneinyourrecipe.Thedifferencemaytrulyonlybetoyourtaste.  SeeAlso Prepping ThisIsTheDifferenceBetweenCilantroandCorianderLeaves Aug31,2020 Prepping ThisIsHowYouCanTellTheDifferenceBetweenWansoy,Kinchay,AndFlat-leafParsley Apr4,2018 Cooking What'sTheDifferenceBetweenUsingRedOnionsAndWhiteOnions Aug24,2020 Prepping StopWastingFreshHerbsbyStoringThemThisWay Jul8,2018 *** Thinkingaboutwhattocooknext?JoinourFacebookgroup, YummyPinoyCookingClub,togetmorerecipeideas,shareyourowndishes,andfindoutwhattherestofthecommunityaremakingandeating! 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