Walking/Egyptian Onions

10 years ago

Apparently Walking Onions love my yard. I was cleaning gardens today and found 5 - yes 5 - large, shallow pots full of these interesting onions. So, what does one do with them? How do I use them in cooking? Culinary help would be most appreciated.

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Suzi AKA DesertDance So CA Zone 9b
10 years ago
I had never heard of this plant so I did some research. I love edibles in my garden, so thanks for asking the question.

Sounds like an amazing onion. All parts are edible.

Suzi

Here is a link that might be useful: Cooking with Walking Onions
Suzi AKA DesertDance So CA Zone 9b
10 years ago
I was wondering if they would grow in my zone, and I see that you are in Fresno which is very similar to my zone, so I bit the bullet and ordered 15 plants on Ebay.

Do yours get much water? I can plant them on our front slope that has sprinklers, or in an area with drip.

Suzi
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You might do better getting an answer on the main discussions forum. Not a whole lot of people tune into this one. Since your question has been up for awhile I thought I'd give it a whirl. I had walking onions at one time, but didn't keep them. I think it was because they 'walked' a little to much and to far to my liking and I didn't notice a big plus in the taste -- not that there isn't one -- I just wasn't looking for it. Seems I remember they were a bit hot for me. I never heard of I'itoi onions and looked them up on the Internet. They have an interesting history. From the pictures it looks like they have the little onions that form on the bloom like walking onions. Maybe they are the same thing. With the bunching onions the bunches were too tight and hard to clean between each small onion to make them worthwhile to me. Seems that might have been true with the walking onions as well. http://images.google.com/images?hl=en&source=hp&q=I%27itoi+onions&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&tab=wi Hope you get some more replies. I'm sure not the final word on the subject. :-) Here is a link that might be useful: About I'itoi onions
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CA Kate z9
Original Author
10 years ago
Thank you for the info and the link.

My onions were everywhere at the old house. I put a bunch of them in large, shallow pots to bring to the new one. After two years of total neglect they are thriving. I only found one straggler in the ground around the pots. They got watered in summer every other day; in winter once a week.

The tops get a bundle of bulblets then get leaves and all before dropping to the ground. I had the wild idea of deep frying the whole octopus-looking thing..... sort of an onion calimari.

I do know that you're suppose too always leave the Mother Plant and eat/use the babies - either small or planted to grow larger.
CA Kate z9
Original Author
10 years ago
Thank you for the info and the link.

My onions were everywhere at the old house. I put a bunch of them in large, shallow pots to bring to the new one. After two years of total neglect they are thriving. I only found one straggler in the ground around the pots. They got watered in summer every other day; in winter once a week.

The tops get a bundle of bulblets then get leaves and all before dropping to the ground. I had the wild idea of deep frying the whole octopus-looking thing..... sort of an onion calimari.

I do know that you're suppose too always leave the Mother Plant and eat/use the babies - either small or planted to grow larger.
Suzi AKA DesertDance So CA Zone 9b
10 years ago
I'm excited about this edible discovery. Wow! You want to deep fry the entire thing? Can I come to dinner?

I also read that the heads make really awesome additions to flower arrangements. Definitely a conversation starter!

Suzi

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