2007-03-12 10:59:33 · 1 answers · asked by Addie B 3 in Food & Drink ➔ Other - Food & Drink
Green onions are the largest, also called spring onions. You can use the green and the white parts. They are sometimes called shallots, but they are not the same thing.
Chives are a slim green herb w/ a mild onion flavor. You cut them off at the root and chop them up to use them.
Shallots look like purple garlic, but larger. They come in cloves that must be peeled to be used. Also have a mild onion flavor, they are good to use when someone cannot eat onions due to GI problems.
2007-03-12 11:05:23 · answer #1 · answered by Sugar Pie 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Shallots are formed more like garlic than onions, with a head composed of multiple cloves, each covered with a thin, papery skin. The skin color can vary from pale brown to pale gray to rose, and the off-white flesh is usually barely tinged with green or purple. The two main types of shallots are the Jersey or "false" shallot (the larger of the two) and the more subtly flavored "true" shallot. Fresh green shallots are available in the spring, but as with garlic and onions, dry shallots (i.e., with dry skins and moist flesh) are available year-round.
True scallions are generally identified by the fact that the sides of the base are straight, whereas the others are usually slightly curved, showing the beginnings of a bulb. All can be used interchangeably although true scallions have a milder flavor than immature onions. Scallions are available year-round but are at their peak during spring and summer.
Related to the onion and leek, the chive is a fragrant herb that has slender, vivid green, hollow stems. Chives have a mild onion flavor and are available fresh year-round. Look for those with a uniform green color and no signs of wilting or browning.
2007-03-12 11:09:04 · answer #2 · answered by Tom ツ 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
They are all members of the onion family. Green onions are also called scallions. Shallots are a smaller variety that resemble garlic but they don't have the pungent taste/smell. There are, I think, 2 (maybe more) types of chives. The flat ones are the leafy part of garlic as it grows and the round ones are from onions.
2007-03-12 12:38:24 · answer #3 · answered by Jimi Z 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Scallions Vs Chives
2016-10-01 00:30:59 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
green onions and shallots are the same thing
and chives are a herb!
2007-03-12 11:03:02 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 6⤋