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Tiger's Eye Shelling Beans
The Tiger's Eye Shelling bean has three phases of maturity. When it is young its flesh has a nearly all white appearance with faint pink specks.
Artichokes Fiore Viola
Fiore Viola is Italian for “purple flower”; this large variety of artichoke was developed in collaboration with growers in France and Italy.
Seasons/Availability
The onion is a cool season vegetable yet it is grown and harvested year-round.
Current Facts
The Yellow onion, scientific name A. cepa, and member of the Allium family, is classified as a storage onion. It is also one of the most pungent varieties of onions, due its potency of sulfenic acids, highly reactive volatile sulfur compounds. Once the onion is opened, these acids release sulfuric acid gas, causing burning sensations in the eyes and forcing tears, a notorious onion trait.
Description/Taste
Each Yellow onion plant produces a singular edible bulbous root. The root forms a layered paper-like, copper-hued skin wrapped around its creamy white translucent, firm and succulent ringed flesh. Its high sulfur content makes it robust and sharp in both aroma and flavor.
Applications
Onions are divided into two categories: sweet onions and cooking onions. Sweet onions are best suited for fresh eating as they have higher moisture content equaling a shorter shelf life and a tendency to mold. Cooking onions have a longer shelf life. These are the storage onion varieties that can be stored at room temperature in a dry dark location. Yellow onions are the most common cooking onion utilized in cuisines throughout the world. Fresh eating should be avoided as the Yellow onion's pungency will linger long in raw form and dominate any companion ingredient. Yellow onions are the ubiquitous soup and stock onion. They can also be dry-roasted, sautéed, grilled, caramelized and braised.
Geography/History
The onion is one of the oldest cultivated vegetables and is considered to be native to Central Asia. It has been cultivated since ancient times in the Middle East and India. It is now the most widely cultivated and distributed allium in the world, adapting to a variety of climates from cold to temperate, semi-tropical and dry. Yellow onions start forming bulbs when the days are longer and the soil warms to 60 degrees fahrenheit. Mature Yellow onions are ready for harvesting when the green top withers, falls over and starts to turn brown.
Featured Restaurants
Restaurants currently purchasing this product as an ingredient for their menu.
| Michele Coulon Dessertier | San Diego CA | 858-456-5098 |
| Remedy Foods | San Diego CA | 858-945-4963 |
| Culinary Students | San Diego CA | 619-296-3172 |
| Chef V | San Marcos CA | 760-835-9912 |
| Nine - Ten | San Diego CA | 858-964-5400 |
| Herringbone | La Jolla CA | 858-459-0221 |
| Hotel Palomar-Salt Box | San Diego CA | 619-515-4062 |
| Gift Card Redeem | San Diego CA | 619-295-3173 |
| Neighbor's | San Diego CA | 619-295-3173 |
| Crown Point Catering | San Diego CA | 619-223-1211 |
| Friends of Specialty Produce | San Diego CA | 619-295-3173 |
| 100 wines | San Diego CA | 619.491.0100 |
| JR Produce | San Diego CA | 858-270-3857 |
| Ironside Inc. | San Diego CA | 312-852-6308 |
| Green Dragon Tavern & Museum | Carlsbad CA | 760-797-5579 |
| Waters Catering | San Diego CA | 619-276-8803 ex 4 |
| Amalfi Gourmet LLC | San Diego CA | 619-379-3099 |
| Catering By Felicia G. | San Diego CA | 619-742-4747 |
| Cucina Urbana | San Diego CA | 619-239-2222 |
| Tacos La Mezcla | San Diego CA | 916-730-7279 |
| Encore Champagne Bar & Dining Room | San Diego CA | 619-752-0081 |
| Beaumont's | San Diego CA | 858-459-0474 |
| Comun Kitchen and Tavern | San Diego CA | 619-213-4277 |
| US Grant Hotel Grill | San Diego CA | 619-232-3121 |
| Fabrice Poigin (VIP) | San Diego CA | 619-804-2888 |
| Pete's Premade Paleo | San Diego CA | 770-354-1150 |
| KI's | Encinitas CA | 760-436-5236 |
| W San Diego Hotel | San Diego CA | 619-398-3024 |
| Golden Door | San Marcos CA | 760-761-4142 |
| Cucina Enoteca | Del Mar CA | 619-239-2222 |
| VIP | San Diego CA | 619-295-3173 |
| Vista Valley | Vista CA | 760-758-2800 |
| Marine Room | San Diego CA | 858-551-4676 |
| Stone Brewing-Liberty Station | San Diego CA | 619-269-2100 |
| Olive Tree Marketplace | San Diego CA | 619-962-7345 |
| The Wild Thyme Company | San Diego CA | 858-527-0226 |
| Juniper & Ivy | San Diego CA | 858-481-3666 |
| Giuseppe Restaurants & Fine Catering | San Diego CA | 760-822-3593 sal |
| Hotel La Jolla & CUSP | La Jolla CA | 858-459-0261 |
| Holsem | San Diego CA | 650-773-6435 |
| Cowboy Star | San Diego CA | 619-450-5880 |
| Ohana Catering | San Diego CA | 858-278-1043 |
| Ebisu Sushi Bar | San Diego CA | 619-297-3119 |
| Gelato Vero Café | San Diego CA | 619-295-9269 |
| Catalina Resources | San Diego CA | 619-297-9797 |
| Stevie's Catering | San Diego CA | 619-298-7706 |
| Cafe Chloe | San Diego CA | 619-232-3242 |
| La Valencia | San Diego CA | 858-551-3750 |
| Chef Drew Mc Partlin | San Diego CA | 619-990-9201 |
| Whisknladle | San Diego CA | 858-551-7575 |
| Ki's Kitchen Commissary | Carlsbad CA | 760-438-8606 |
| Coin-Op Game Room | San Diego CA | 818-448-0129 |
Recipe Ideas
Recipes that include Yellow Onions. One
is easiest, three is harder.Recently Spotted
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Near northbound Cadboro Bay FS Sinclair (#101126), British Columbia, Canada About 124 days ago, 3/27/14 La comercial mexicana Near Colonial, Baja California, Mexico About 126 days ago, 3/25/14 Spotter's comments : Yellow Onions spotted at La comercial mexicana. stea bros produce Near Darby, Pennsylvania, United States About 182 days ago, 1/28/14 Comercial Mexicana Near Colonial, Baja California, Mexico About 335 days ago, 8/28/13 Spotter's comments : Essential ingredient in Mexican cuisine. Comercial Mexicana Near Colonial, Baja California, Mexico About 349 days ago, 8/14/13 VISION MARKET EL PASO TEXAS Near San Luis Ro Colorado, Sonora, Mexico About 444 days ago, 5/11/13 |
