Talk:Spanish onion

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Whether to Merge the article

I agree. This page should be merged with Onions unless there is a specific article for cooking with onions (which may not be a bad idea). It also needs a few additions, like a definition of a Spanish Onion. Dmforcier (talk) 01:08, 13 April 2009 (UTC)

I suspect that the term "Spanish onion" has completely different meanings in different regions. This current definition does in no way match what Spanish onion means in the U.S. or at least in the northeastern U.S. where a Spanish onion is invariably a specific type of yellow onion, larger and sweeter than a "standard" yellow onion.

I don't think the description of the differences between yellow, red, and white onions in general belongs here. I think this article should be deleted and, if we can get a grasp of what this term really means, add a description to the main Onions article. --Ericjs (talk) 04:24, 12 October 2009 (UTC)

Ok, I retract my speculation about a regional terminological difference and my assertion of only finding yellow Spanish onions in the Northeastern U.S. Apparently I haven't paid close attention in the onion section recently, but in my most recent trip I did indeed find Spanish onions in all three colors. I would swear that it was not always so, and that yellow used to be the only color they appeared in. They are all larger than the "regular" varieties in the same color, I can't vouch for sweetness. They are not as sweet as "sweet" varieties like vidalia, but the yellow ones at least are a little sweeter and milder than the "regular" yellow ones.

I would really like to know if Spanish onions are different in some botanical way, or if it is simply a marketing / size grading term. It is difficult to find anything definitive on the internet. Some sources share my original bias of believing them to be specifically yellow. The following indicates that at least one botanist (Henry Jones) uses or used it as a term of onion classifying by shape (Spanish being "perfectly round"). Onions, Onions, Onions: Delicious Recipes for the World's Favorite Secret. --Ericjs (talk) 06:22, 27 October 2009 (UTC)