Food: Sweet Onion [edit]

Other Names: 甜洋葱 (Chinese), البصل الحلو (Arabic), L'oignon doux (French), Cebolla dulce (Spanish), Сладкий лук (Russian) All Translations
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Sweet onion is a variety of onion that is not pungent. There are several varieties of sweet onion. Although all onions have sugar, sweet onions have a very low sulfur content as compared to typical onions. Also, the water content is comparatively very high. These differences emphasize the sweetness of the onion.

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[edit] About Sweet Onion

Sweet onion is a mild tasting, and almost sweet type of onion. They have lighter colored skins, more fragile, and have more water content than regular onions. Because of the water content, they a do not irritate the eyes as much as the regular ones.

Varieties:

OSO Sweet
Texas Sweet
Vidalia
Sweet Imperial
Walla walla
Maui

Sweet onions are perfect for making dips, soups, pizza, and sandwiches.