green onions

Slender salad stalks

Green onions are young onions harvested before the bulb fully develops, eaten whole—white base and green stalk together.

They appear raw in salads, as garnish, or cooked briefly in stir-fries.

Also called scallions or spring onions, though usage varies by region: Chop the green onions and sprinkle them on top.

allium

chives

Mild allium herb

bulb · roots · regrow · bunch · botany · allium · vegetable · edible · sprout · cultivation

culinary

stir-fry

Quick-cook in hot oil

dicing · mincing · sautéing · grilling · roasting · seasoning · flavoring · topping · recipes · kimchi

fresh

crisp

Firm and breakable

vibrant · leafy · herbaceous · garden · harvest · produce · market · organic · farm stand · springtime

pungent

sharp

Fine-edged, or astute

  • bitingHarshly critical or cold
  • zestyLively in flavor
  • tangySharp and lively-tasting

sulfurous · peppery · piquant · strong · intense · oniony · aromatic · nose · bite · kick

Categories
Opposites
maturity/development

green onionsyellow onions

Standard cooking allium variety

red onions · Spanish onions · Vidalia onions · caramelized onions

flavor intensity in alliums

green onionsraw garlic

Unprocessed pungent cooking bulb

shallots · yellow onions · hot peppers · horseradish · wasabi

culinary role/application

green onionscaramelized onions

Alliums cooked until golden-brown

onion rings · French onion soup · roasted garlic

Family

green, onion, greens, onions, scallion, scallions, green onion, spring onion

Familiarity
Top 50,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G