pearl onion

Cocktail garnish vegetable

A pearl onion is a small, mild onion about the size of a marble, typically white or sometimes red.

Pearl onions are often pickled, used as cocktail garnishes, or cooked whole in stews and glazes: The beef bourguignon was studded with pearl onions and mushrooms.

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petite · creamed · cream sauce · braised · glazed · peel · jar · brine · white · tender · sweet · Gibson · stew · beef bourguignon · coq au vin · green bean casserole · roasted · sous vide

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onion size

pearl onionSpanish onion

Large, mild allium variety

Vidalia onion · sweet onion · Bermuda onion

allium variety

pearl onionleek

Mild cylindrical onion relative

elephant garlic · shallot · scallion · green onion · garlic

Family

pearl, onion, pearls, pearly, onions

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G