White onion

White onion
White onions
Genus Allium
Species Allium cepa

White onion (Allium cepa, 'sweet onion') is a cultivar of dry onion, that has a pure white papery skin and a sweet, mild white flesh.[1]

Similar to red onions, due to the high sugar content, they have a short shelf life, lasting up to 2 days, or if refrigerated, they can last up to a month.[2]

This onion is used in Mexican foods or complementing the flavors of other ingredients.

The onion can be sautéed to a dark brown color and served to provide a sweet and sour flavor to other foods. Small white onions used in soups,[3] casseroles or stews, they are known as 'boiler onions'.[4][5][6] They can also be added to salads.[1]

Known sweet white varieties include; 'Walla Walla', 'Vidalia' and 'Mauri'. White storage onion types include; 'White Wing' and 'Sierra Blanca'.[2]

Boiler Onions

References

  1. 1 2 "Glossary". bbcgoodfood.com. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
  2. 1 2 Bill Jones The Deerholme Vegetable Cookbook, p. 24, at Google Books
  3. ↑ Bell, Annie (5 February 2000). "White onion soup". The Independent. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
  4. ↑ Ernest Small Top 100 Food Plants, p. 366, at Google Books
  5. ↑ The Editors of Southern Living The All New Ultimate Southern Living Cookbook: Over 1,250 Of Our Best Recipes, p. 2509, at Google Books
  6. ↑ Srinivasa Naidu International Encyclopaedia of Agricultural Science and Technology ..., p. 150, at Google Books
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