All are mainly used raw in salads, though can also be braised in soups. They are available all year round. Noodles and Pasta Noodles are defined as a food paste made of flour, water and eggs which may be sold and used either dried or fresh. Most Italian pasta, when made commercially, contains no eggs and is made from durum wheat flour in a variety of tradition shapes. In America onions which are storable for long period, are classified as dry.
Popular types are the large Spanish varieties and Italian reds .
Small-sized varieties are particularly suitable for picking . Green onions are very young onions and include leeks, shallots, chives and scallions. As spring onions , or scallions , they play their part in salads, in Oriental cooking. Onions are available all the year. Shallots are most abundant in spring and summer.