Victor wrote on Mon, 2 Mar 2009 23:44:47 +0100:

>> What would you substitute?

>> I chopped up some yellow onions. OK?

> Might be... depends on the dish. If leeks are supposed to be
> the main ingredient, a substitution could still yield a very
> good result, but it would be a different dish. Leeks are in
> the onion family, so onions, chives, perhaps even garlic would
> naturally come to mind, but so would also celery stalks, for
> example.

Leeks have a different mild taste and, while substituting onions could
be acceptable, the results would be noticeably better, IMHO, with leeks
if they are called for. I'll just mention two simple dishes: vichysoisse
soup and braised leeks.

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James Silverton
Potomac, Maryland

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