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Is Red Onion the same as Vidalia?
On 01/21/2004 5:42 PM, in article , "Janet
Bostwick" > opined:
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> "The Wolf" > wrote in message
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>> On 01/21/2004 4:28 PM, in article
>> , "WhansaMi"
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>> opined:
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>>>> Are there different regional names? Where I shop nothing is called
> Vidalia.
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>>> Vidalia is a sweet yellow onion, named for the place in Georgia where
> they
>>> originated. If your grocer doesn't have Vidalias, another sweet yellow
> onion
>>> will do, such as Walla Walla.
>>>
>>> Sheila
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>> Thanks, so regular "yellow" are considered sweet?
> No, the Vidalia are really mild, you could eat them raw similar to an apple.
> They do not have as much bite as a radish. Yellow onions are sharper (IMO)
> than white onions. Yellow onions can be somewhat mild to extremely pungent.
> There are sharp and strong red onions as well as mild ones. If you need
> Vidalia, the only thing that will do are Vidalia or Walla Walla. Both are
> seasonal here because they do not keep long. Around here you would most
> likely find them at outdoor vegetable market although Costco does carry the
> Vidalia's when in season.
> Janet
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>
Thanks, I was making French Onion soup for the first time, it came out ok.
Used equal yellow and red. Will try Vidalia when they are in season.
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