There are many types of onions of both the sweet and pungent varieties. What makes a sweet onion mild is due to low sulphur content and high water content. Walla Walla sweet onions are the older of the two most well known brands in the U.S. A French solider that settled in the Walla Walla,WA. area around 1900 planted an onion seed he had brought from the island of Corsica. The onion was developed over the years by selecting and reseeding onions that were sweet,large and round shaped.
The Vidalia onion was first grown in the early 1930s and is a sweet yellow onion. Georgia's legislature passed the Vidalia Onion Act of 1986 which authorized a trademark for "Vidalia Onions" and limits production area to Georgia. The sandy soil and mild climate they are grown in provide the Vidalia with its distinct flavor.
While sweet onions can be used in many ways one might not ordinarily use onions,I prefer the pungent variety of onion.
The Vidalia onion was first grown in the early 1930s and is a sweet yellow onion. Georgia's legislature passed the Vidalia Onion Act of 1986 which authorized a trademark for "Vidalia Onions" and limits production area to Georgia. The sandy soil and mild climate they are grown in provide the Vidalia with its distinct flavor.
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