Onions

My son recently had a garden onion taste testing. We planted four different onion varieties, red, candy, white, and shallot; with only three shallots planted, I wouldn’t let him pick one. He devoured an entire candy onion announcing its flavor to be as sweet as its name; it did not have an overpowering aroma or taste. Next he tasted a red onion, declaring it less sweet than its candy relative but still not strong enough to keep him from eating the whole onion. Lastly, a white onion was picked, peeled, and slightly nibbled; it had a pungent aroma, sharp and spicy flavor with a tangy aftertaste and made my son’s face contort into all sorts of silly ways. “You can have this one mom,” he said.