I always thought they were red onions but I was making a meal tonight and the recipe said use 4 salad onions, (but I only used 2). When I told my mum she said they were spring onions. Im so sure they are red onions. Im confused now![]()
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Homegrownkitten
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- 02-07-2004 20:36
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(Original post by Homegrownkitten)
I always thought they were red onions but I was making a meal tonight and the recipe said use 4 salad onions, (but I only used 2). When I told my mum she said they were spring onions. Im so sure they are red onions. Im confused now -
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- 02-07-2004 20:41
(Original post by piginapoke)
I thought they were red onions too, but does it really matter? Just stick whatever onion in
i think that they are red onions. im pretty sure...actually dont qoute me on that one
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- 02-07-2004 20:45
I love silverskin onions. Mmm, pickles. To answer your question I dunno.
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- 02-07-2004 20:45
I think you all need to look here: http://www.waitrose.com/frontend/pop...asp?uidstr=229
there seems to be general misuse of salad onion to mean red onion but it really means spring onion -
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- 02-07-2004 20:46
(Original post by piginapoke)
Look, this web page has an onion on it that's red and its called a salad onion so it must be true
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- 02-07-2004 20:49
Oh god... Im even more confused now...
Anyway, thanks for your posts, you are all so resourceful
Im glad I only used 2, I have mingin onion breath. Imagine if I had used all 4 -
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- 02-07-2004 21:09
Any onion you use in a salad is a salad onion
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- 02-07-2004 21:59
I always considered spring onions to be salad onions.
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- 03-07-2004 10:08
yes, and spring onions can also be called "scallions"
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