The onion, also known as the bulb onion or common onion, is a vegetable that is the most widely cultivated species of the genus Allium. The shallot is a botanical variety of the onion. Until 2010, the shallot was classified as a separate species....
Onions are pungent, layered bulbs from the Allium family, related to garlic and leeks, used globally in cooking for flavor, available in white, yellow, or red varieties, and known to make eyes water due to sulfur compounds, while also offering...