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The shallot is a cultivar group of the onion.Until 2010, the (French red) shallot was classified as a separate species, Allium ascalonicum.The taxon was synonymized with Allium cepa (the common onion) in 2010, as the difference was too small to justify a separate species.
Allium stipitatum, Persian shallot, [4] is an Asian species of onion native to central and southwestern Asia. Some sources regard Allium stipitatum and A. hirtifolium as the same species, [ 3 ] while others treat A. stipitatum and A. hirtifolium as distinct. [ 5 ]
The shallot is a botanical variety of the onion which was classified as a separate species until 2011. The onion's close relatives include garlic , scallion , leek , and chives . The genus contains several other species variously called onions and cultivated for food, such as the Japanese bunching onion Allium fistulosum , the tree onion Allium ...
Allium oschaninii, the French gray shallot, griselle or true shallot, is a perennial plant of the onion genus Allium. [2] It forms underground bulbs much like the (French red) shallots, covered by a layer of pale brown-grey skin (hence the common name). [3] It is native to Northeastern Iran and Central Asia. [4]
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In north India, coriander, mint and onion chutney are made using uncooked scallions. It is also used as a vegetable with Chapatis and Rotis. In south India, spring onions stir fried with coconut and shallots (known as Vengaya Thazhai Poriyal in Tamil and Ulli Thandu Upperi in Malayalam) are served as a side dish with rice.
Allium flavum (yellow) and Allium carinatum (purple). Allium is a large genus of monocotyledonous flowering plants with around 1000 accepted species, [4] [5] making Allium the largest genus in the family Amaryllidaceae and amongst the largest plant genera in the world. [6]
Shallots are thinly sliced and deep fried in plenty of cooking oil until golden crisp, and often placed in a tight glass jar for later use. [6] Fried shallot has a slightly bitter yet savoury flavour. Crispy fried shallots are often sprinkled upon steamed rice, satay, soto, gado-gado, bubur ayam, and many other dishes as a condiment as well as ...