Topic: When is a leek not a leek?

[prink13]

When is a leek not a leek...............when it's a spring onion of course.

OK sometimes I do a very good impersonation of someone stupid! and here's an example - I planted my leeks next to my spring onions last year - and now that they are grown I can't tell them apart. Some of the leeks are normal leek size. some of the spring onions are normal spring onion size, but ther's a dozen in between - will it matter? Can I eat the leeks raw in a salad, and can I cook the spring onions in a whute sauce?


HELP!!!   ;D

[Tee Gee]

Leeks have flat leaves onions have round leaves!

[prink13]

Thanks Tee Gee - I'll go check my leaves

[rustylady]

Doesn't really matter anyway, they all taste similar.  You can eat young leeks raw in salad and you can cook spring onions.

[prink13]

Thankyou, have now managed to ID them all, and Spring onions were delicious for my tea last night!   8)