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Allium unifolium, the one-leaf onion or American garlic, [4] is a North American species of wild onion. It is native to the coastal mountain ranges of California, Oregon, and Baja California. [1] It grows on clay soils including serpentine, at elevations up to 1100 m. [5] [6]
Shallots taste similar to other cultivars of the common onion, but have a milder flavor. [18] Like onions, when sliced, raw shallots release substances that irritate the human eye, resulting in production of tears. Fresh shallots can be stored in a cool, dry area (0 to 4 °C, 32 to 40 °F, 60 to 70% RH) for six months or longer. [19]
Garlic cloves are used for consumption (raw or cooked) or for medicinal purposes. They have a characteristic pungent, spicy flavor that mellows and sweetens considerably with cooking. [51] The distinctive aroma is mainly due to organosulfur compounds including allicin present in fresh garlic cloves and ajoene which forms when they are crushed ...
Allium vineale (wild garlic, onion grass, crow garlic or stag's garlic) is a perennial, bulb-forming species of wild onion, native to Europe, northwestern Africa and the Middle East. [2] The species was introduced in Australia and North America , where it has become an Invasive species .
The pearl onion (Allium ampeloprasum var. sectivum or A. ampeloprasum 'Pearl-Onion Group'), [1] also known as button onion, baby onion or silverskin onion in the UK, [2] is a close relative of the leek (A. ampeloprasum var. porrum), and may be distinguished from common onions by having only a single storage leaf, [3] similar to cloves of garlic.
Mujdei – a spicy Romanian sauce made from garlic cloves crushed and ground into a paste, salted and mixed energetically with water and vegetable oil. Persillade – a sauce or seasoning mixture of parsley chopped together with seasonings including garlic, herbs, oil, and vinegar. [21] Pistou – a Provençal cold sauce made from cloves of ...
Split the garlic cloves by placing them on a chopping board and pressing down hard with the heel of your hand or the flat side of a kitchen knife. Put the garlic, olives, bay leaves, thyme, and rosemary into a large bowl and add the olive oil, orange juice and zest. Mix well.
Some species (such as Welsh onion A. fistulosum and leeks (A. ampeloprasum)) develop thickened leaf-bases rather than forming bulbs as such. Carl Linnaeus first described the genus Allium in 1753. The generic name Allium is the Latin word for garlic, [9] [10] and the type species for the genus is Allium sativum which means "cultivated garlic". [11]