Onions are almost essential to cooking delicious food. They add a complex flavor to recipes that can either be sweet or savory. Grilled, caramelized, deep-fried, thin- or thick-sliced and even raw, ...

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Alliums have range from long leeks and green onions to round shallots and Vidalia onions. (Paul Barrett/For the Times Union) In ...