White Onions

[TickleTheCat]

Can anyone tell me please how white onions compare in strength to red and brown ones? Are they suitable to eat raw in salads?
Many thanks
Sherry

[BBWCHATT]

Sherry (that's one of my sister's names) - I found this for you:

http://www.bbcgoodfood.com/content/knowhow/glo ssary/onion/

Varieties of onion differ in size, strength and colour. The yellow onion is the most commonly known variety; it has pale golden skin, greenish-white flesh and a strong taste. Red onions are an attractive, milder alternative to the yellow onion with their shiny purple skin and red-tinged flesh. Shallots are a sub-species of onion; they are small and boast a delicate flavour integral to French cooking. Spring onions are immature onions pulled before the bulb is fully formed, and can be recognised by their long green leaves. Like red onions, they are fairly mild and often used raw in salads.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Onions

[TickleTheCat]

Great link, many thanks.... seems I don't want to put them in salads!!
Very rare to find Sherry as an English name :0)

[TickleTheCat]

Ohhhh didn't know I could rate my own answer :0)

[BBWCHATT]

I didn't know that Sherry - it is pretty common to find someone named Sherry here in the USA.

BBWCHATT
The old lady in Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA


P.S. I didn't know we could rate our own answers either!

[TickleTheCat]

My father was American hence my name... In England it is very rare, it's usually spelt the French way Cherie or as Sherrie. Just one of those names that never made it across the pond. Strange as a lot of people comment and say they like it!