Guest guest Posted October 26, 2008 Report Share Posted October 26, 2008 Hi Paul, No, they are not the same. A spring onion (not just avail in spring) is an onion with a partially formed bulb. It is what will become a mature onion after it is picked and trimmed. Here are some pics: http://www.foodsubs.com/Onionsgreen.html Don't feel shy about questions like this. With international and regional names for things, everyone here has had occasion to ask similar questions I use this Cook's Thesaurus link all the time to look up things ppl mention here. I learn so much from this group and not just about food hth Peace Diane , " ih89252 " <ih89252 wrote: > > > Forgive my ignorance. I'm not as familiar with all the names and > nicnames of all the veggies mentioned in the recipes I see within the > group as I should be, I guess. What is a " spring onion? " Is this the > same as a " green onion/scallion? " > > Thanks, > > Paul > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 26, 2008 Report Share Posted October 26, 2008 I was interested to read this, Diane. Over here in the UK, a spring onion is what you would call a scallion or green onion. This means that understanding what is meant by this in a recipe may well depend on its country of origin. Christie , " strayfeather1 " <otherbox2001 wrote: > > Hi Paul, > > No, they are not the same. A spring onion (not just avail in spring) > is an onion with a partially formed bulb. It is what will become a > mature onion after it is picked and trimmed. > > Here are some pics: http://www.foodsubs.com/Onionsgreen.html > > Don't feel shy about questions like this. With international and > regional names for things, everyone here has had occasion to ask > similar questions I use this Cook's Thesaurus link all the time to > look up things ppl mention here. I learn so much from this group and > not just about food > > hth > Peace > Diane Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 26, 2008 Report Share Posted October 26, 2008 You're right Christie and I hadn't caught that on my first read of the thesaurus. Looking at the recipe that started this thread I bet spring onions does refer to scallions or green onions, otherwise that's a large amount of onion! " What's in a name " could be a huge difference in taste lol Peace, Diane , " christie_0131 " <christie0131 wrote: > > I was interested to read this, Diane. Over here in the UK, a spring > onion is what you would call a scallion or green onion. This means > that understanding what is meant by this in a recipe may well depend > on its country of origin. > Christie > > , " strayfeather1 " > <otherbox2001@> wrote: > > > > Hi Paul, > > > > No, they are not the same. A spring onion (not just avail in > spring) > > is an onion with a partially formed bulb. It is what will become a > > mature onion after it is picked and trimmed. > > > > Here are some pics: http://www.foodsubs.com/Onionsgreen.html > > > > Don't feel shy about questions like this. With international and > > regional names for things, everyone here has had occasion to ask > > similar questions I use this Cook's Thesaurus link all the time > to > > look up things ppl mention here. I learn so much from this group > and > > not just about food > > > > hth > > Peace > > Diane > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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