Scallion - Wikipedia

Scallions are vegetables derived from various species in the genus Allium. Scallions generally have a milder taste than most onions and their close ... Scallion FromWikipedia,thefreeencyclopedia Jumptonavigation Jumptosearch VegetablederivedfromvariousspeciesinthegenusAllium "Greenonion"redirectshere.Forotheruses,seeGreenonion(disambiguation). Abundleof"redscallions" Scallions(alsoknownasspringonionsorgreenonions)arevegetablesderivedfromvariousspeciesinthegenusAllium.Scallionsgenerallyhaveamildertastethanmostonionsandtheircloserelativesincludegarlic,shallot,leek,chive,[1]andChineseonions.[2] AlthoughthebulbsofmanyAlliumspeciesareusedasfood,thedefiningcharacteristicofscallionspeciesisthattheylackafullydevelopedbulb.InsteadtheAlliumspeciesreferredtoasscallionsmakeuseofthehollow,tubulargreenleavesgrowingdirectlyfromthebulb.Theseleavesareusedasavegetableandcanbeeateneitherraworcooked.Oftentheleavesarechoppedintootherdishesandusedasgarnishes.[3] Contents 1Etymologyandnames 2Varieties 3Germination 4Culinaryuses 5Seealso 6References Etymologyandnames[edit] ThewordsscallionandshallotarerelatedandcanbetracedbacktotheAncientGreekἀσκολόνιον(askolónion)asdescribedbytheGreekwriterTheophrastus.Thisname,inturn,isbelievedtooriginatefromthenameoftheancientCanaanitecityofAshkelon.[4] Variousothernamesareusedthroughouttheworldtodescribescallionsincludingspringonion,greenonion,tableonion,saladonion,onionstick,longonion,babyonion,preciousonion,wildonion,yardonion,gibbon,syboeandshallot. Varieties[edit] Thissectionneedsadditionalcitationsforverification.Pleasehelpimprovethisarticlebyaddingcitationstoreliablesources.Unsourcedmaterialmaybechallengedandremoved.(February2021)(Learnhowandwhentoremovethistemplatemessage) Agerminatingscallion,10daysoldAclose-upviewofspringonions(notethelargerbulbs)Speciesandcultivarsthatmaybeusedasscallionsinclude: A.cepa 'WhiteLisbon' 'WhiteLisbonWinterHardy'–anextra-hardyvarietyforoverwintering Calçot A.cepavar.cepa–MostofthecultivarsgrownintheWestasscallionsbelongtothisvariety.[5]ThescallionsfromA.cepavar.cepa(commononion)areusuallyfromayoungplant,harvestedbeforeabulbformsorsometimessoonafterslightbulbinghasoccurred. A.cepavar.aggregatum(formerlyA.ascalonicum)–commonlycalledshallotsorsometimeseschalot. A.chinense A.fistulosum,theWelshonion–doesnotformbulbsevenwhenmature,andisgrownintheWestalmostexclusivelyasascallionorsaladonion.[6] A.×proliferum–sometimesusedasscallions[7] Germination[edit] Scallionsgenerallytake7-14daystogerminatedependingonthevariety.[8] Culinaryuses[edit] Thissectionneedsadditionalcitationsforverification.Pleasehelpimprovethisarticlebyaddingcitationstoreliablesources.Unsourcedmaterialmaybechallengedandremoved.(February2021)(Learnhowandwhentoremovethistemplatemessage) Choppedscallions AKoreanhaemulpajeon(seafoodandscallionpancake) Scallionsmaybecookedorusedrawasapartofsalads,salsasorAsianrecipes.Dicedscallionsareusedinsoup,noodleandseafooddishes,sandwiches,curriesandaspartofastirfry.InmanyEasternsauces,thebottomhalf-centimetre(quarter-inch)oftherootiscommonlyremovedbeforeuse. InMexicoandtheSouthwestUnitedStates,cebollitasarescallionsthataresprinkledwithsalt,grilledwholeandeatenwithcheeseandrice.Toppedwithlimejuice,theyaretypicallyservedasatraditionalaccompanimenttoasadodishes.[9][10] InCatalancuisine,calçotisatypeofoniontraditionallyeateninacalçotada(plural:calçotades).Apopulargastronomiceventofthesamenameisheldbetweentheendofwinterandearlyspring,wherecalçotsaregrilled,dippedinsalvitxadaorromescosauce,andconsumedinmassivequantities.[11][12] InJapan,treeonions(wakegi)areusedmostlyastoppingofJapanesecuisinesuchastofu. InNepal,scallionisusedindifferentmeatitemfillingslikemomo(dumpling),choyla(meatintertwinedwithscallionandspices). InChina,scallioniscommonlyusedtogetherwithgingerandgarlictocookawidevarietyofvegetablesandmeat.Thewhitepartofscallionisusuallyfriedwithotheringredientswhilethegreenpartisusuallychoppedtodecoratefinishedfood. InVietnam,Welshonionisimportanttopreparedưahành(fermentedonions)whichisservedforTết,theVietnameseNewYear.Akindofsauce,mỡhành(Welshonionfriedinoil),isusedindishessuchascơmtấm,bánhítandcàtímnướng.Welshonionisthemainingredientinthedishcháohành,whichisariceporridgeusedtotreatthecommoncold. InIndia,itissometimeseatenrawasanappetizer.InnorthIndia,coriander,mintandonionchutneyaremadeusinguncookedscallions.ItisalsousedasavegetablewithChapatisandRotis.InsouthIndia,springonionsstirfriedwithcoconutandshallots(knownasVengayaThazhaiPoriyalinTamilandUlliThanduUpperiinMalayalam)areservedasasidedishwithrice. Irishchamp,servedwithgravy IntheUnitedKingdom,scallionsaresometimeschoppedandaddedtomashedpotatoes,knownaschampparticularlyinNorthernIreland,orasanaddedingredienttopotatosalad. InthesouthernPhilippines,itisgroundinamortaralongwithgingerandchilipeppertomakeanativecondimentcalledwetpalapa,whichcanbeusedtospicedishesorasatoppingforfriedorsun-driedfood.Itcanalsobeusedtomakethedryversionofpalapa,whenitisstirfriedwithfreshcoconutshavingsandwetpalapa. AtthePassovermeal(Seder),somePersianJewsstrikeoneanotherwithscallionsbeforesinging"Dayenu",thusre-enactingthewhippingenduredbytheHebrewsenslavedbytheancientEgyptians.[13] Scallionoilissometimesmadefromthegreenleaves.Theleavesarechoppedandlightlycooked,thenemulsifiedinoilthatisthenusedasagarnish. Seealso[edit] Alliumtricoccum Chives Leek Onion Shallot References[edit] ^Block,E.(2010).GarlicandOtherAlliums:TheLoreandtheScience.RoyalSocietyofChemistry.ISBN 978-0-85404-190-9. ^"AllergyNet—AllergyAdvisorFind".Allallergy.net.Archivedfromtheoriginalon15June2010.Retrieved14April2010. ^Rombauer,Irma;Rombauer-Becker,Marion;Becker,Ethan(2006)."KnowYourIngredients"(hardcover).JoyofCooking.NewYorkCity:Scribner.p. 1004.ISBN 978-0-7432-4626-2. ^AlliumCropScience:recentadvancesatGoogleBooks,lastretrieved2007–03–31. ^Fritsch,R.M.;N.Friesen(2002)."Chapter1:Evolution,Domestication,andTaxonomy".InH.D.RabinowitchandL.Currah(ed.).AlliumCropScience:RecentAdvances.Wallingford,UK:CABIPublishing.p. 20.ISBN 0-85199-510-1. ^Fritsch,R.M.;N.Friesen(2002)."Chapter1:Evolution,Domestication,andTaxonomy".InH.D.RabinowitchandL.Currah(ed.).AlliumCropScience:RecentAdvances.Wallingford,UK:CABIPublishing.p. 18.ISBN 0-85199-510-1. ^Brewster,JamesL.(1994).OnionsandOtherVegetableAlliums(1st ed.).Wallingford,UK:CABInternational.p. 15.ISBN 0-85198-753-2. ^"LearnAboutScallions-Burpee".www.burpee.com.Retrieved26May2021. ^Cebollitas,lastretrieved2012–09–01. ^AttheNation'sTable:ChicagoatNewYorkTimesArchives,lastretrieved2012–09–01. ^Els"Calçots"Archived10March2010attheWaybackMachine ^GrilledGreenOnionswithRomesco,lastretrieved2012–09–01. ^"AnIranianSederinBeverlyHills".TheNewYorkTimes. 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