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Onions not only provide flavor; they also provide health-promoting phytochemicals as well as nutrients. Onion contains an acrid, volatile principle that stimulates the tear glands and the mucous membranes of the upper respiratory tract.
Onions and shallots are both members of the allium family. Shallots have a sweet and mild (although pronounced) flavor, with a hint of garlic, and lack the bite you get with yellow or white onions.