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On Mon, 7 Jul 2014 17:33:27 +0100, Janet > wrote:

> In article >,
> says...
> >
> > On Mon, 7 Jul 2014 00:49:53 -0700 (PDT), Cherry >
> > wrote:
> >
> > > I think your recipe showed a picture of the wrong onions.
> >
> > Thanks! It left me scratching my head, thinking about the differences
> > in language even though it's supposedly the same one.
> >
> > > Our onions are the same as those in our link. The only thing is that the yellow/brown
> > > onions can be British or Spanish depending on the season. The Spanish can be
> >
> > I haven't heard an onion called "Spanish" in decades!
> >
> > > quite mild and the British are quite sharp and tend to make my eyes water.
> >
> > I've never heard an onion called "British" before.
>
> They aren't. She means the countries where they were grown (in
> differing climates).
>
> Is there any way
> > to tell at the grocery store,
>
> Yes, foods here are required to be labelled with the country of
> origin.
>
OIC, thanks.

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