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Allium cepa var. aggregatum / Allium ascalonicum (Shallot)

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Schalotte. Shallot. Names[edit] Shallots are called "small onions" in South India and are used extensively in cooking, there.

Shallot

Shallots probably originated in Central or Southeast Asia, travelling from there to India and the eastern Mediterranean. The name "shallot" comes from Ashkelon, an ancient Philistine city,[3] where people in classical Greek times believed shallots originated.[4] In Southeastern Asia, shallots are called bawang merah kecil (small red onions) in Malay, brambang in Java, and hom (หอม, fragrant) in Thai. Allium ascalonicum. [edit] Familia: Amaryllidaceae Subfamilia: Allioideae Tribus: Allieae Genus: Allium Species: Allium ascalonicum Name[edit] Allium ascalonicum L.

Allium ascalonicum

Allium cepa var. aggregatum (Shallot) (Allium ascalonicum)