White bulb onions

As a rule, when referring to onions in front of the eyes, the image of yellow bulbs immediately appears. However, in addition to yellow, there are also white onions, which are also famous for their distinctive taste and healthy characteristics. The bulb white onion is a subspecies of the perennial herbaceous plant Állium cépa. In turn, onions belong to the Onion family and are included in the list of important crops.

Bulb white onions have a regular shape and are distinguished by their light color. In our latitudes, bulb white onions are not so popular. As in the countries of Central Asia or Mexico. Bulb white onions are especially polarity and demand among the inhabitants of Spain. Currently, bulb white onions are not found in the wild.

Now white onions are only a cultivated plant that is grown on an industrial scale for further culinary use. Researchers believe that people began to eat bulb white onions six thousand years ago. The process of growing white onions consists of three main stages and continues for three years.

For this reason, some experts call the plant three years old. In the first year, they receive nigella or onion seeds. In the second year, the seeds produce a harvest in the form of small bulbs of white onions. The resulting bulbs are planted in the ground for the third year and as a result, a full-fledged harvest of bulb white onions is obtained. The taste of bulb white onions is distinguished by its softness, as well as the presence of a sweet taste.

The aromatic qualities of white onions are not so pronounced in comparison with other types of agricultural crops. It is worth noting that the yellow species of bulb onions, which is more common in our latitudes, has more pronounced taste and aroma properties than the white variety. In cooking, white onions are most often used to make salads as well as soups.

The French simply do not imagine their life without white onions, since it is this variety of plant that is used to make the world famous onion soup. White onions can become an unusual snack of their own if you fry battered onions cut into rings. It is also noteworthy that white onions are able to cook well and be almost invisible in a dish.

However, the taste and aroma of the cooking product are ready to benefit significantly if white onions are present. In addition to cooking, white onions are actively used in folk medicine. The chemical composition of white onions contains a natural complex of substances that have a healing as well as cosmetic effect in some cases.