Minnesota Grown

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Get to know your onions:

Spring onions

Scallion

Long and thin, with a sweet and mild flavor. Use raw or cooked. Add a nice crunch. Use greens as an flavor accent.

spring onions close up

Spring

Young storage onions. Similar to scallions, but have a small bulb. Thin skin and mild flavor with light spice when eaten raw.

vidalia onions

Sweet

Sweet yellow onion. Crisp, super sweet, and ideal for eating raw. Low levels of pyruvic acid makes eyes tear when chopping.

two yellow onions on a cutting board

Yellow

90% of US onions. Deep, but mild flavor. Versatile for cooking. Sweeten when cooked. Strong flavor when raw.

pile of white onions

White

Sweeter and cleaner flavor than yellow. Shorter storage life. Mild flavor and crisp texture is good for eating raw.

red onion chopped

Red

Pungent and spicy. Great for eating raw with bright flavor and explosive crunch. Sweeten when cooked.

shallots

Shallot

Small and slender with pink-orange skin with light purple flesh. Mild flavor, but stronger than yellow. A unique garlic flavor.

pearl onions

Pearl

Small and sweet. Most common in white. A milder and sweeter flavor than larger varieties.

During early April, Minnesota onions are started indoors. Then, between June and July they are moved outside. Finally, in the fall months they are harvested.