So many incredible meals begin with an onion. They’re an absolute kitchen staple, and the base for the stews and soups that helped us survive the winter. But now it’s spring—time to cheat on them with ...

Until I began cooking professionally, I never really knew what to do with leeks. Sure, I saw them displayed in the produce section, but to me, they just looked like scallions on steroids. This is not ...

Ducharme is a contributor to TIME. Ducharme is a contributor to TIME. Garlic and onions are staples for many home cooks. But do these plants actually add any health benefits to your dishes? Or are ...

Made from onions, leeks, shallots , and garlic – topped with crusty bread and Manchego cheese ...

Instructions: Trim the spring onions, leeks, and scallions and separate the white parts from the tender greens. Discard any tough outer green leaves. Chop the white parts and thinly slice the tender ...

Like humans who have similar traits to our relatives, so does the plant genus, Allium, part of the Amaryllidaceae family. The Allium genus is made up of edibles (onion, garlic, leeks, chives) and ...

Meet the Allium family: Cipolinni, sweet, white and red onions. By Judy Walker Food editor ONIONS According to some references, onions are the second-most important horticultural crop worldwide, after ...

The launch of AlliumDB, a state-of-the-art genomic database for Allium species, marks a turning point in agricultural science. By unifying vast genomic, transcriptomic, and phenotypic data, this ...

A chef-instructor at the Institute of Culinary Education teaches us the difference between these culinary cousins.