shallot vs onion
shallot
Definitions
noun
- aggregate bulb of the multiplier onion
- small mild-flavored onion-like or garlic-like clustered bulbs used for seasoning
- type of onion plant producing small clustered mild-flavored bulbs used as seasoning
Examples
Nutty sweetbreads, bitter greens, gently brash shallots, and velvety chanterelles suffuse farfalle in well-oiled repertory.
Serve the oysters topped with the shallot relish and lemon wedges.
Stir the petits pois and parsley into the shallots, then add the wine and enough stock to just cover.
onion
Definitions
noun
- bulbous plant having hollow leaves cultivated worldwide for its rounded edible bulb
- the bulb of an onion plant
- an aromatic flavorful vegetable
Examples
If you salt the vegetables with a little onion salt, they will taste better.
It was hard to believe that something so simple could be so tasty, a creamy potato flavour that was concentrated by long slow cooking in olive oil, seasoned with the sweet tang of long cooked onions all morticed with beaten eggs.
Creamy onion sauce slathered over lightly boiled eggs.
