Pickled Onions
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Pickled Onions
Why are "proper" onions so weeny these days? Not much bigger than pickled onions.
I'm whingeing because I'm having to chop up three of the silly little things to end up with one onionsworth of onion...
I'm guessing something to do with Brexit.
I'm whingeing because I'm having to chop up three of the silly little things to end up with one onionsworth of onion...
I'm guessing something to do with Brexit.
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Re: Pickled Onions
Do you mean the raw red and white ones ? I buy mine loose and choose the size I like ... however, they are all of a similar size (medium?) I think the large white ones are pre-packed and a premium is charged for them.
It's shallots that I lose patience with as they are so difficult to peel
It's shallots that I lose patience with as they are so difficult to peel
Re: Pickled Onions
Sakkarin … I’m thinking you mean ‘brown onions’ … Bro is a big grower for the major supermarkets … yes we’re near or at the end of supplies of homegrown ones … normally at this time of year we’re importing them from mainland Europe but of course, there are now all sorts of delays etc … Bdooly Russia’s invasion of Ukraine isn’t helping supplies either. A dry spring here won’t have helped our onion farmers … but hopefully this years onion harvest which should start next month, will be a good one … however even tho Bro and his pals grow quite a few, I doubt if we’ll be self-sufficient in onions for a good few years yet… just a few of the family farm onions http://www.suffolkproduce.co.uk/
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Re: Pickled Onions
It’s also a fact that the highest yield per acre of onions is achieved at plant densities that produce small onions. It’s true also for other veg such as carrots. However, small carrots can be very effectively marketed at a premium as ‘baby’, implying ’young & tender’, whereas little onions are not so popular so there’s a compromise to be made.
I’ve noticed that ‘baby potatoes’ are now being sold. Presumably these reflect improved storage technology as they aren’t new potatoes.
I’ve noticed that ‘baby potatoes’ are now being sold. Presumably these reflect improved storage technology as they aren’t new potatoes.
Re: Pickled Onions
I haven't found onions to be very small - I often only use half an onion in a meal for one, then have to think of a way of using up the other half before it goes off.
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Re: Pickled Onions
Suelle wrote:I haven't found onions to be very small - I often only use half an onion in a meal for one, then have to think of a way of using up the other half before it goes off.
Same here, I often buy echallion (banana) shallots as one is often a single portion
The loose onions in Morrisons last week were nice firm onions, very uniform and I’d say medium sized, averaging 140g
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Re: Pickled Onions
Re pickled onions, I find co-op own label ones the crunchiest.
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