Torpedo Red Onions
Inventory, bunch : 70.00
This item was last sold on : 03/27/24
Description/Taste
An Italian heirloom variety, its skin is reddish-purple in color. Elongated in shape, the bulbs resemble a torpedo or petite football. Its flesh is sweet, mild and tender with multiple sets of translucent purple and white colored rings that give it the appearance of a shallot more than an onion.
Seasons/Availability
Red Torpedo onions are available mid winter through late spring.
Current Facts
These torpedo onions are the younger crop, full of succulence and brighter flavors rather than the mature onions that stay in the earth longer.
Applications
Torpedo onions are sweet enough that they can be eaten raw. Cooking brings out the natural sweetness of the torpedo onion best. A slow sautée to caramelize the creates a rich flavor that can allow it to enhance marinades or dressings. It can be utilized as an addition to pizzas or an accoutrement to both fish and meat dishes. Torpedo onions are also an ideal pickling onion.
Geography/History
The torpedo onion is native to Torpea, a town in Calabria, Italy, where it has been cultivated since B.C. records. It does not have a large commercial market; it can mostly be found at farmers markets as it is grown as a specialty crop in mild climates that are similar to its Mediterranean origins. The soil is also crucial to the torpedo onion's flavor and productivity. The Italian native torpedo onion is known as Rossa di Tropea and it has a protected registered D.O.C. (Designation of Origin) within the European Union.
Featured Restaurants
Restaurants currently purchasing this product as an ingredient for their menu.
Herb & Sea | Encinitas CA | 858-587-6601 |
Addison Del Mar | Del Mar CA | 858-350-7600 |
Pali Wine Company | San Diego CA | 310-893-0038 |
Wayfarer Bread | La Jolla CA | 805-709-0964 |
Animae | San Diego CA | 619-925-7908 |
The Go Go Truck | San Diego CA | 401-837-1740 |
Secret Sister | San Diego CA | 619-281-0718 |
Boujiemana | San Diego CA | 415-710-0510 |
Alila Marea Beach Resort | Encinitas CA | 805-539-9719 |
Artifact at Mingei | San Diego CA | 619-846-2164 |
Hotel La Jolla - Sea & Sky | La Jolla CA | 858-459-0261 |
Cardellino | San Diego CA | 619-722-3398 |
Lodge at Torrey Pines Main | San Diego CA | 858-453-4420 |
Black Radish | San Diego CA | 619-775-7412 |
Bound Coffee | Oceanside CA | 760-805-3505 |
Huntress | San Diego CA | 619-955-5750 |
Fairmont Grand Del Mar | San Diego CA | 858-314-1975 |
Avant | San Diego CA | 858-675-8505 |
The Prado at Balboa Park Kitchen | San Diego CA | 619-744-3732 |
Chef Drew Mc Partlin | San Diego CA | 619-990-9201 |
Mabel's Gone Fishing | San Diego CA | 619-228-9851 |
Recipe Ideas
Recipes that include Torpedo Red Onions. One is easiest, three is harder.
Nourished Kitchen | Onion Gratin | |
Cooking Books | Red Onions Cooked in Orange Juice | |
Gastronomy | Sweet Onion and Anchovy Pastries |