Choose Minnesota Grown onions!
Get to know your onions:
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Scallion
Long and thin, with a sweet and mild flavor. Use raw or cooked. Add a nice crunch. Use greens as an flavor accent.
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Spring
Young storage onions. Similar to scallions, but have a small bulb. Thin skin and mild flavor with light spice when eaten raw.
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Sweet
Sweet yellow onion. Crisp, super sweet, and ideal for eating raw. Low levels of pyruvic acid makes eyes tear when chopping.
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Yellow
90% of US onions. Deep, but mild flavor. Versatile for cooking. Sweeten when cooked. Strong flavor when raw.
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White
Sweeter and cleaner flavor than yellow. Shorter storage life. Mild flavor and crisp texture is good for eating raw.
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Red
Pungent and spicy. Great for eating raw with bright flavor and explosive crunch. Sweeten when cooked.
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Shallot
Small and slender with pink-orange skin with light purple flesh. Mild flavor, but stronger than yellow. A unique garlic flavor.
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Pearl
Small and sweet. Most common in white. A milder and sweeter flavor than larger varieties.