In Italian cuisine, onions are often considered as a condiment vegetable: in fact,
together with oil, carrot and celery, onions are used to make sautéed vegetables.
However, there are many recipes in which onions are the main ingredient, such as
omelettes, soups and focaccia.
Onion is a herbaceous plant belonging to the Liliaceae family and to the botanical genus Allium, like garlic, leek and chive. The bulb is the part of the onion which is generally used: when it is ripe, it is protected by a dry layer which can be red, white or yellow.
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