I love onions, especially sweet onions. They are harvested once a year, despite being biennial.
Really? Where are sweet onions usually grown?
I'm not certain. It is of the Allium species though and they call it a "wild onion".
Oh, are they called anything other than wild onions? You seem quite knowledgeable and I love that you have all these facts!
Onion
The onion ("Allium cepa" L., from Latin "cepa" "onion"), also known as the bulb onion or common onion, is a vegetable that is the most widely cultivated species of the genus "Allium". Its close relatives include the garlic, shallot, leek, chive, and Chinese onion.
This genus also contains several other species variously referred to as onions and cultivated for food, such as the Japanese bunching onion ("Allium fistulosum"), the tree onion (
Red onion
Red onions are cultivars of the onion ("Allium cepa") with purplish-red skin and white flesh tinged with red.
These onions tend to be medium to large in size and have a mild to sweet flavor. They are often consumed raw, grilled or lightly cooked with other foods, or added as a decoration to salads. They tend to lose their colour when cooked.
Red onions are available throughout the year. Red onions are high in flavonoids, and fibre (compared to white