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Produce => Edible Plants => Topic started by: daijen on March 09, 2004, 11:50:04

Title: onions
Post by: daijen on March 09, 2004, 11:50:04

 ;D hi all
           please can anyone tell me which is the best onion to grow for cooking (strong flavour).
        thank you for any help
                            dave

Title: Re:onions
Post by: leaf mould on March 13, 2004, 05:21:05

I have found that "Red Baron " are quite strong, but if you check the set or seed packets they will tell you the strength, wether mild or strong flavoured. People do have different tastes, what you consider strong another might feel is mild and so on , catch my drift, good luck, why not try a few.

Title: Re:onions
Post by: ina on March 13, 2004, 09:02:27

Strongest ones I've grown were red too, forgot the name.

Title: Re:onions
Post by: tim on March 13, 2004, 10:08:55

May have said this before, but the red ones make a lovely tarte tartin!  = Tim

Title: Re:onions
Post by: The gardener on March 14, 2004, 13:27:31

Normally the smaller the onion the stronger the flavour.

I have often thought of it this way;

Every variety of onion has the same amount of 'flavour' in it, meaning that if you grow an extra large one, the flavour is diluted by the additional water within the onion.

Well it is a thought  ???


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Title: Re:onions
Post by: daijen on March 14, 2004, 14:59:47

 ;Dthank you all for the help that is an interesting thought about the size. someone recomended
stutgarten giant and im going to give them a go.
dave

Title: Re:onions
Post by: gavin on March 14, 2004, 19:34:16

I like stuttgarter giant (gives a kind of flattened onion) and sturon (a round onion) - and both have cropped and kept well.

Good luck, Gavin

Title: Re:onions
Post by: Mrs Ava on March 14, 2004, 21:51:27

Good, thats what I like to hear Gavin as that is what I am growing.   ;D

Title: Re:onions
Post by: tim on March 15, 2004, 10:50:32

The 'flat bottomed brigade' obviously don't do the cooking?? = Tim

Title: Re:onions
Post by: gavin on March 15, 2004, 18:48:47

Oh yes he does, Tim!  :)  But not whole, granted.

All best - Gavin