What are Onions?
The onion is a bulb vegetable of the lily family that has a sharp flavor when raw and is mellow and aromatic when cooked.
It is thought that bulbs from the onion family have been used as a food source for millennia. In Caananite Bronze Age settlements, traces of onion remains were found alongside fig and date stones dating back to 5000 BC. Onion is native to South Asia, and is widely used in Indian cuisine. However, it is not clear if these were cultivated onions. Archaeological and literary evidence such as the Book of Numbers 11:5 suggests cultivation probably took place around two thousand years later in ancient Egypt, at the same time that leeks and garlic were cultivated. Workers who built the Egyptian pyramids may have been fed radishes and onions. [1]
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Caramelized Onions Chopped Onion Dehydrated Onion Dehydrated Onion Flakes Dehydrated Onions Dried Onion Dried Onions Dry Onion Extractive Of Onion Extractives Of Onion Fire Roasted Onions Fresh Onion Fresh Onions Granulated Onion Green Scallion Minced Dried Onion Minced Dried Onions Minced Onion Minced Onions Onion Onion Bits Onion Concentrate Onion Extract Onion Flakes Onion Powder Onion Puree Onions Sauteed Purple Onion Red Onion Rehydrated Onions Roasted Onions Sauteed Onion Scallion Sweet Maui Onion Sweet Onion Toasted Minced Onion Toasted Onion Toasted Onions White Onion White Onions Yellow Onion Color Key - (Click/Tap to View)
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| Ingredient added | UPC Food Search | January 1, 2009 @ 2:14 AM |
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