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What type of onions are the UK "onions"? I'd assume white onions because they're attractive and versatile?
by floren 4y ago
What type of onions are the UK "onions"? I'd assume white onions because they're attractive and versatile?
- tpict 4y agoAs a British expat, the “yellow onions” you see in US supermarkets are most familiar.
- jen20 4y agoAlso as a British expat, Sainsbury’s and Waitrose in Bath had all of the types of onion you’d find in the US pre-pandemic - though I haven’t been back since. I’d imagine Brexit may have ruined that.
- tpict 4y agoI haven’t been back in a few years, but the selection of onions in my local Kroger would be staggeringly exotic next to the offerings of Tescos of the north-east.
- jen20 4y agoYes, I suppose it doesn't really surprise me that the regional variation would be different. Bath didn't have a Tesco until recently, but it did have a Safeway/Morrisons which had a slightly worse selection than the "posher" two. It also had a farmers market though which was by far the best place to buy anything.
- bombcar 4y agoI am absolutely baffled by the local grocery store’s (Midwest US) supply of potatoes. They have something like five+ varieties of midsize ones, two types of big ones, bags of both, and an entire end cap dedicated to various little bags of tiny potatoes.
- OJFord 4y agoI can't speak for Sainsbury's or Waitrose in Bath specifically, but neither Brexit nor the coronavirus has impacted my onion buying ability.
- maccard 4y agoI was in Sainsbury's in Edinburgh this morning and there were yellow white and red onions, and shallots and spring onions too!