Here's The Difference Between Scallions and Leeks

Leeks are in the same onion species as scallions, but they have a different taste and size. They're bigger than scallions, and they also have a mild onion-like ... Recipes Breakfast Lunch Dinner Dessert Snack <20Minutes <5Ingredients Microwave Roundups Perfectforwhenyou're... Healthy BigGroups High Adulting Hungover SeeAllRecipes Drinks Coffee Tea Perfectforwhenyou're... TooSober SeeAllDrinks Lifestyle News Sustainability Funny PopCulture Perfectforwhenyou're... Adventurous Nostalgic Vegan Alone SeeAllLifestyle HowTo DiningHall DormLyfe Perfectforwhenyou're... Broke SeeAllHowTo About AboutUs FindYourCampus BecomeaMember PrivacyPolicy&TermsofUse Cities Austin Boston Chicago Dallas LosAngeles Miami NewYork SanFrancisco SeeAllCities Campuses NYU DukeUniversity HighSchool Berkeley USC UniversityofFlorida SeeAllCampuses Videos SeeAllVideos Community Cookbook facebook instagram youtube inAll inRecipes inNews inLifestyle inHowTo inPlaces facebook twitter pinterest Shares KateZizmor SpoonUniversity Lifestyle Myparentshavebeentellingmeto"eatmygreens/vegetables",andIdid,butalotofthosegreenslooksosimilarthatIcannevertellthemapart.Iwouldeatthemanywaybecausetheyweredelicious(atleastwhenyouputsomespiceonit).There'ssomanyvegetablesouttherethatwegetconfusedbetween.Theterm"vegetables"issuchabroadcategory,andwithinthatcategory,there'ssomanydifferentkindsofvegetablesandsomeofthemaresurprisinglyrelated/inthesamespecies.Forexample,didyouknowtherewasanonionspecies?Weallknowthere'swhite,yellow,andredonion,butactuallyscallionsandleeksareinthisgrouptoo.Forvegetablesthatareinthesamespecies,itwouldmakeitharderforustodifferentiatebetweenthem,especiallyscallionsandleeksbecausetheyalmosthaveasimilartasteandappearance,justlikehowit'ssohardtotellthedifferencebetween cilantroversusparsley becausetheylookalike. Scallionsandleeksareeasytogetconfusedbecausetheybothhavegreenstalkswithwhitebulbsonthebottom,butI'mheretoclearuptheconfusionandpointoutthecleardifferencesbetweenthetwogreenvegetables.  WhatAreScallions?  KateZizmor Scallionisoneofthebestgarnishforfood,foritsflavor,butalsoforaesthetics.Ittopsfoodslikeramen,friedrice,andtheymakegreat pancakes.Ifyousawthispictureaboveandimmediatelythought"that'sgreenonion",you'recorrect;scallionsandgreenonionareliterallythesamething. Whetheryoucallitscallionorgreenonion,it'sapartoftheonionspecies.Thoughithasamildertastethanyourregularwhiteoryellowonion.Scallionshaveapepper-ybite,somewhat-spicy,sharpflavor. Ilovescallions,butneverbyitselfbecauseIcan'thandlethatstrongflavor,butsomemight.I'veonlyhaditinsaladsandasagarnish,butalittlegoesalongwaybecauseofitsstrongflavor(unlessyou'recookingit,thenyoucouldaddmore).Youcanevenadditinsoups,orgrillit.Summeristhebestseasontohavescallions,actually,becauseit'stheirpeakseason.   WhatAreLeeks?  Leeksareinthesameonionspeciesasscallions,buttheyhaveadifferenttasteandsize.They'rebiggerthanscallions,andtheyalso haveamildonion-likeflavor.Italsohasaslightlygarlickyflavor,butwhenyoucookit,thatgarlickyflavormellowsout.Leeksareneverusuallythemainstarofadish,butthere'ssomanywaysyoucanpreparethisvegetablesoitshinesbrightinthedish.Justremember,ifyoureplaceleekwithscallioninarecipe,itprobablywon'tturnoutasgoodbecauseasyou'vejustread,they'redon'treallytastethesame.However,don'tgobuyingleeksnowbecausetheymightbeexpensive.Instead,buythemwhenthey'reinseason,akainOctober.  Spoontip:Ifyou'recookingupadishwithleeks,makesuretogiveitagoodwash,likeyoudowithallyourvegetables.However,washitextrawellbecausetheremightbedirtinbetweenthelayers. Nowthatyouknowthedifferencebetweenscallionsandleeks,youcanconfidentlyenteryourgrocerystoreandpicktherightgreenvegetablesforyourmeals.Ifyouneedsomemorehelpwithhowyoucancookscallionsandleeks,checkthisout.    Join Youtrynabetricky?Thatemaildoesn'tlookright. ByaddingyouremailyouagreetogetupdatesaboutSpoonUniversityHealthier Morelikethis 13TimesTumblrMemesGotTooRealAboutFood lifestyle 19ResponsestoMcDonald'sShuttingdowninDelhi lifestyle SHARE TahdigIsThePersianDishYouNeedtoTryASAP Theonlywayyoushouldbeeatingricefromnowon. byHannahSarrafatBaruchCollege 07.01.18 Adventurous 11PRNightmaresFoodCompaniesWantYoutoForgetAbout Storiesthatwilldefinitelyleaveabadtasteinyourmouth. byEmilyWallaceatPennStateUniversity 11.10.17 Adulting HowtoEatCookieDoughandFeelGoodAboutIt Goaheadandlickthespoonclean. byShyanneSymonsatGrandValleyStateUniversity 05.11.18 Adventurous Loading... MashUp Sick Nostalgic Broke Healthy High GlutenFree Adventurous NoTime Vegan Single AlreadyDrunk Bougie Hungover Alone Thirsty NotDrunkYet