Chinese onion | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Asparagales |
Family: | Amaryllidaceae |
Subfamily: | Allioideae |
Genus: | Allium |
Subgenus: | A. subg. Cepa |
Species: | A. chinense
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Binomial name | |
Allium chinense | |
Synonyms [2] | |
Synonymy
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Allium chinense (also known as Chinese onion, [3] [4] Chinese scallion, [3] glittering chive, [5] Japanese scallion, [3] Kiangsi scallion, [4] and Oriental onion [3]) is an edible species of Allium, native to China, [3] and cultivated in many other countries. [6] Its close relatives include the onion, scallion, leek, chive, and garlic. [7]
Allium chinense is native to China (in Anhui, Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hainan, Henan, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangxi, and Zhejiang provinces). [3] It is naturalized in other parts of Asia as well as in North America. [3] [8] [9]
Owing to its very mild and "fresh" taste, A. chinense is often pickled and served as a side dish in Japan and Vietnam to balance the stronger flavor of some other component in a meal. For example, in Japanese cuisine, it is eaten as a garnish on Japanese curry. [10]
In Vietnam, pickled A. chinense, known as củ kiệu, is often served during Tết (Lunar New Year).[ citation needed]
In Japanese, it is known as rakkyō (辣韮 or 薤). Glass bottles of white rakkyō bulb pickles are sold in Asian supermarkets in North America. [11]
Allium chinense is used as a folk medicine in tonics to help the intestines, and as a stomachic. [12]
Chinese onion | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Asparagales |
Family: | Amaryllidaceae |
Subfamily: | Allioideae |
Genus: | Allium |
Subgenus: | A. subg. Cepa |
Species: | A. chinense
|
Binomial name | |
Allium chinense | |
Synonyms [2] | |
Synonymy
|
Allium chinense (also known as Chinese onion, [3] [4] Chinese scallion, [3] glittering chive, [5] Japanese scallion, [3] Kiangsi scallion, [4] and Oriental onion [3]) is an edible species of Allium, native to China, [3] and cultivated in many other countries. [6] Its close relatives include the onion, scallion, leek, chive, and garlic. [7]
Allium chinense is native to China (in Anhui, Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hainan, Henan, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangxi, and Zhejiang provinces). [3] It is naturalized in other parts of Asia as well as in North America. [3] [8] [9]
Owing to its very mild and "fresh" taste, A. chinense is often pickled and served as a side dish in Japan and Vietnam to balance the stronger flavor of some other component in a meal. For example, in Japanese cuisine, it is eaten as a garnish on Japanese curry. [10]
In Vietnam, pickled A. chinense, known as củ kiệu, is often served during Tết (Lunar New Year).[ citation needed]
In Japanese, it is known as rakkyō (辣韮 or 薤). Glass bottles of white rakkyō bulb pickles are sold in Asian supermarkets in North America. [11]
Allium chinense is used as a folk medicine in tonics to help the intestines, and as a stomachic. [12]