Vegetable
Allium fistulosum
S tier
Allium fistulosum is the Welsh or bunching onion—perennial hollow-leaf allium that never forms large bulbs, harvested as spring onions/scallions year-round in mild climates. Flavour is fresh onion-green without storage-onion heaviness. Essential across East Asian cooking as negi and more. Slice raw, grill, or simmer in soups. Species identity covers true bunching onions versus baby Allium cepa pulled early. Cut-and-come-again from clumps.
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Characteristics
Preparations
GrillPancake MixRaw SliceSoup FinishStir Fry
Traits
Cut And Come AgainFresh Green OnionGreen WhiteHollow LeafMild OnionNon Bulbing Hollow LeafSpecies Primary BunchingSpecies Umbrella
History
CN
East Asia domesticated A. fistulosum as a primary onion green.
JP
Japanese cuisine centred negi bunching onions in countless dishes.
GB
Welsh onion name stuck in Europe for non-bulbing fistulosum.
Global salads and stir-fries relied on A. fistulosum spring onions.