Guest guest Posted December 1, 2005 Report Share Posted December 1, 2005 Do you have any idea why shallots are so expensive? I don't buy them since I can't afford to use the amount I would normally put in a recipe. , " cronzen " <truepatriot@m...> wrote: > > Shallots are a mild-mannered member of the Onion family. > > So, you can, and I have, used them interchangeably, > esp. since shallots are far more expensive. One trick > you could use to tame your onions is to soak them first. > That might more closely approximate the recipe's intent. > > -Erin > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 1, 2005 Report Share Posted December 1, 2005 According to Wikipedia, they are almost exclusively imported from France. I also found that due to their cost, most American restaurants use yellow onions in their place. -Erin , " mauvetoday " <mauvetoday> wrote: > > > > Do you have any idea why shallots are so expensive? I don't buy them > since I can't afford to use the amount I would normally put in a > recipe. > > , " cronzen " <truepatriot@m...> > wrote: > > > > Shallots are a mild-mannered member of the Onion family. > > > > So, you can, and I have, used them interchangeably, > > esp. since shallots are far more expensive. One trick > > you could use to tame your onions is to soak them first. > > That might more closely approximate the recipe's intent. > > > > -Erin > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 2, 2005 Report Share Posted December 2, 2005 I suppose because they are a " specialty " onion. They are easy to grow if you have any amount of ground space (wouldn't do well in a container). My dad makes pickled onions for the holidays with his shallots. You could easily grow a good batch of shallots in a 2'x2' space. Territorial Seed Company (in Oregon) and Seed Savers Exchange (in Iowa) are two companies I recommend getting seeds and starts from. Denise , " mauvetoday " <mauvetoday> wrote: > > > > Do you have any idea why shallots are so expensive? I don't buy them > since I can't afford to use the amount I would normally put in a > recipe. > > , " cronzen " <truepatriot@m...> > wrote: > > > > Shallots are a mild-mannered member of the Onion family. > > > > So, you can, and I have, used them interchangeably, > > esp. since shallots are far more expensive. One trick > > you could use to tame your onions is to soak them first. > > That might more closely approximate the recipe's intent. > > > > -Erin > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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