The most used flavouring vegetable in the world. Egyptians worshipped the onion because of its spherical shape and concentric rings symbolized eternal life. In the Middle Ages onions were used as a currency to pay for essentials such as rent and were even given as gifts. In Siberia onions were still used as a form of currency up to the mid 18th Century. Mesopotamian tablets from 1700 B.C shows recipes that leverage the acidity and sweetness of a wide range of Allium, including also garlic, scallion, shallot, leek and chives.
• The most used flavouring vegetable in the world.
• Egyptians worshipped the onion because of its spherical shape
and concentric rings symbolized eternal life.
• In the Middle Ages onions were
used as a currency to pay for essentials such as rent and were even given as gifts.
• In Siberia onions were still used as a form of currency up to the mid 18th Century.
• Mesopotamian tablets from 1700 B.C shows recipes that leverage the acidity and sweetness of a wide range of Allium, including also garlic, scallion, shallot, leek and chives.