On Monday, July 7, 2014 3:54:27 PM UTC+1, sf wrote:
> On Mon, 7 Jul 2014 00:49:53 -0700 (PDT), Cherry >
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> > I think your recipe showed a picture of the wrong onions.
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> Thanks! It left me scratching my head, thinking about the differences
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> in language even though it's supposedly the same one.
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> > Our onions are the same as those in your link. The only thing is that the yellow/brown onions can be British or Spanish depending on the season. The Spanish can be
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> I haven't heard an onion called "Spanish" in decades!
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> > quite mild and the British are quite sharp and tend to make my eyes water.
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> I've never heard an onion called "British" before. Is there any way to tell at the grocery store, can you always tell by season, or is that just something you say when your eyes begin to water?
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> All you need is love. But a little chocolate now and then doesn't hurt.

All fruit and veg must be labeled with the country of origin, it's the law.
Cherry