what are scallions and shallots
Letâs Get Physical. Both scallions and shallots are immediately recognizable, because theyâre physically distinct from other onions. Scallions are the familiar âgreen onionsâ sold in bunches at the supermarket, or chopped into green rings at the salad bar.
âEvergreen Long White Bunching Onionsâ seedlings. Some people refer to immature common onions as scallions. Before the onion plant has formed the large bulb weâre all familiar with, it has a white area near the roots and long, green, hollow leaves. At this point, they look, and taste, just like scallions. So itâs reasonable to call them scallions. But in reality, theyâre just immature bulbing onions. Green onions, or onion greens, simply refers to the leaves of the onion plant, which some people prefer due to their milder flavor.
See also: Allium fistulosum Â§ Ambiguous names. The shallot is a type of onion, specifically a botanical variety of the species Allium cepa. The shallot was formerly classified as a separate species, A. ascalonicum, a name now considered a synonym of the currently accepted name.
Whole shallot plant, consist of roots, bulbs, leaves, stalks, and flowers. Like garlic, shallots are formed in clusters of offsets with a head composed of multiple cloves. The skin colour of shallots can vary from golden brown to gray to rose red, and their off-white flesh is usually tinged with green or magenta.