There are many types of onions found with the Onion Distributors which can be used in many culinary. When they are added in small amounts, the dishes turn out to be delicious with aromatic undertones. They are used in raw to salads or salsas they add a punch. Cooked onions are best to taste. A light sauté or slow roast reveals out their natural sweetness.

Read below to find out the different types of onions that you can buy from thedistributors and can add in your dishes.

1. YELLOW ONION

Yellow onions are round in shape, with a thin skin which is paper like and is brown in colour.  Yellow onions are the most popular and widely used type of onion. Yellow onions goes very well in a variety of cuisines and dishes. If you are preparing any recipe that simply calls for an onion, go for the yellow onions.

2. RED ONIONS

The bright reddish-purple skin of the red onions are something which makes them hard to miss and it’s an essential ingredient in salads. Among many types, red onions have the sharpest flavour in the onion family, so if you use uncooked red onions be careful and use it sparingly. If you wish to soften the sharpness, you can chill it in ice cold water for about 20 minutes prior serving or you can even rinse them thoroughly under cold running water. Red onions are often chosen by many for pickling.

3. WHITE ONIONS

This onion is named as per its skin colour, which is thin and white in colour and it tastes way more mild than red or yellow onions. Raw white onions are very well known for their juicy fresh and crunchiness, and this is the reason why they are often used as a item to garnish any dish. They add a pop of savoury freshness to different dishes. Due to this same reason they are used for making raw sauce like salsa and guacamole.

4. SWEET ONIONS

These onions have a low sulphur concentration which gives them the sweet taste letting the sugar content to stand out. There are many people who like onion but do not like the sharp and strong taste, for them these sweet onions are a good choice. Since it have a controlled sharpness, people even sometimes consume them raw too. Once you buy them from Onion Distributors, do not get confused about its storage like other onions, because unlike most other variant, you should store the sweet one in the fridge. If you want to caramelize onion to use in any dish, sweet onions are the best.

5. SCALLIONS

The scallions have a long and hollow, round shaped green leaves which shoots up from a small bulb. In some recipes the bulb in used while in some only the green part is used. Well this onion variant are entirely edible. Store them in your fridge by wrapping them in a damp paper towel, and before placing inside, put them in a sealable bag.

6. SHALLOTS

Shallots is that variant of onion which have a thin skin with coppery-brown hue. The shallots resembles somewhat like a small red onion. Within its skin there is a bulbous cluster which looks more like a garlic, just that instead of having many cloves, it have just two large cloves. They have a sweet but mild flavour which is little pungent.

7. PEARL ONIONS

Pearl onions are very small in size and can be white, yellow, or red in colour and are known for their sweet and delicate flavour. One can stew it or roast it too. Peeling off the skin of these small onion is quite a tiresome task, but you need not worry as they are readily available in frozen and pre-peeled form too.

Now as you are familiar with various types of onions and their uses, buy them as per your need.