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Scallions vs. Green Onions: What's the Difference? | Allrecipes

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Both green onions and scallions look exactly alike: they have long, hollow green stalks and a small white stems. Both have a more mild taste ... HomeKitchenTipsAllAboutIngredientsFruitsandVegetablesScallionsvs.GreenOnions:What'stheDifference?Scallionsvs.GreenOnions:What'stheDifference?Arescallionsandgreenonionsthesamething?Let'sclearuptheconfusion.ByArielKnutsonAdvertisementPinFBShareTweetEmailSendTextMessagePrintIthappensallthetime:Arecipecallsforgreenonions,butwhenyougettothegrocerystorealltheyhavearescallions(orviceversa).Theylookthesame,andtheysmellthesame,butaretheyactuallythesamething?Ifyouusescallionsinyourrecipeinsteadofgreenonions,isyourrecipegoingtotasteoff?Wedidsomeresearchandgottothebottomofthisconundrum-here'swhatyouneedtoknow.TheDifferenceBetweenScallionsandGreenOnionsMostofthetime,scallionsandgreenonionsaretheexactsamething,buttherecanbeatechnicaldifferencebetweenthetwo.Thisdifferencecanbeboileddowntowhattypeofspeciesthegreenonionisgrownfrom(abulb-producingonionoranonbulb-producingonion).Buttheshortansweris:Forallintentsandpurposestheyarethesamething.Here'sthenerdyanswerincaseyou'reinterested:ScallionsareapartofthegenusandspeciesAlliumfistulosum,whichisalsoreferredtoastheJapanesebunchingonion.Thisspecificspeciesofoniondoesn'tformabulb.Greenonions,ontheotherhand,canbeanothernameforascallion(likehowrectanglescanbesquares).ButtheycanalsobeanAlliumcepa,whichisthelatinnameforthoseredandwhiteonionbulbsyoupicturewhenyou'retoldtochopanonion(alsocalleda"bulb"onion).Inthiscase,itjustmeansthatyourgreenonionwasharvestedearlybeforethewhiteonionbulbwasformed.Mostofthegreenonionsyou'llfindatthegrocerystoreareAlliumfistulosum.Bothgreenonionsandscallionslookexactlyalike:theyhavelong,hollowgreenstalksandasmallwhitestems.Bothhaveamoremildtastethanregularonions.ButifagreenonionisanAlliumcepa,thenitmighthaveastrongertastethanascallion(thisistheonlydifferenceyoumightnoticewhilecooking).CanScallionsandGreenOnionsBeUsedinPlaceofOneAnother?Incasethiswasn'talreadyclear:Yes!Goaheadandgrabthatbunchofscallionseventhoughtherecipeasksfor"greenonions."Hurray!HowDoYouBuyandUseGreenOnionsandScallions?Whenyou'rebuyinggreenonionsorscallions,lookforbrightly-coloredleavesthathaveafirmstem.Avoidthewiltedorslimylookingoptionsatthegrocerystore.Youcanuseboththegreenandwhitepartofascallioninyourcooking.Thewhitepartofthescallionwillhaveaslightlystrongerflavorthanthegreenpart.Topreparethescallion,cutofftherootnearthewhitestem,andthencutaninchoftwooffthetopofthegreenstalks.Unlessotherwisespecified,youcanthenslicetherestofthescallionandaddtoyourrecipe.Scallionscanbeusedraworcooked.RecipesThatUseScallionsand/orGreenOnionsReadytotryoutsomerecipesthatusethismuch-belovedAllium?Here'safewthingswe'relovingrightnow.SausageandScallionEggMuffinsPictured:SausageandScallionEggMuffins|Credit:SoupLovingNicoleSausageandScallionEggMuffinsBeefwithGreenOnionChineseScallionPancakesGreenOnionRanchDipSrirachaChickenwithScallionsRelated: KnowYourOnions:HowToPick,Prep,andStoreThem HowtoDIYAn(Almost)EndlessSupplyOfFreshGreenOnions4WaystoMakeTheseUniqueSpringOnionsShineClosethisdialogwindowShare&More©CopyrightAllrecipes.Allrightsreserved.Printedfromhttps://www.allrecipes.comCloseSigninClosethisdialogwindowViewimageScallionsvs.GreenOnions:What'stheDifference?thislinkistoanexternalsitethatmayormaynotmeetaccessibilityguidelines.

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