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Poll Question: Favorite Variety?
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    Posted: January 27 2011 at 20:23
Originally posted by Slartibartfast Slartibartfast wrote:

Originally posted by Tapfret Tapfret wrote:

I have no particular favorite, though when I'm backpacking the sierra in early summer and hit a meadow full of wild mountain onions, they sure do spice up freeze-dried backpack slop. 

Those sound like they might be ramps.  Do they look anything like this?:



No, definitely not. These are the best photos I could find in my collection. The chives are thin and there is a central stalk with a beautiful purple flower. I have never investigated the bulb as I like to leave as much of the flora intact as i can in my journeys.

 


This is the death camas, very different.

 Although the common camas is very purple, both are bulbed but do not share the distinctive chive aroma.

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Death camas looks different enough for the experienced eye, as for wild onions, nothing like the cultivated onion, it has a small bulb which is perhaps at its largest  one half inch in diameter, quite tasty and the price is right.
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Originally posted by timothy leary timothy leary wrote:

They are close enough that if it does not smell like an onion do not eat it, both are lily like, having bulbs. There is a camas that was a staple in western native American culture.

Actually I was asking about the edible wild onions you use. LOL

But speaking of the camas, how do you tell them apart?


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I really recommend Shallot onion to all fans of onion experience. Very refreshing, pungent taste. 

My all time favourite onion Big smile


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They are close enough that if it does not smell like an onion do not eat it, both are lily like, having bulbs. There is a camas that was a staple in western native American culture.
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Originally posted by timothy leary timothy leary wrote:

Ramps are an eastern north american vegetable, wild onions grow in the sierra right along sometimes the death camas which looks similar..........

I'm guessing you don't want to eat the death camas. LOL
What are the wild onions of which you speak like?  Similar?
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Ramps are an eastern north american vegetable, wild onions grow in the sierra right along sometimes the death camas which looks similar..........
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Originally posted by Tapfret Tapfret wrote:

I have no particular favorite, though when I'm backpacking the sierra in early summer and hit a meadow full of wild mountain onions, they sure do spice up freeze-dried backpack slop. 

Those sound like they might be ramps.  Do they look anything like this?:
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There isn't much food I hate more than onions.

Garlic is okay though...
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I have no particular favorite, though when I'm backpacking the sierra in early summer and hit a meadow full of wild mountain onions, they sure do spice up freeze-dried backpack slop. 

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Hate onions.

All of em.
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I voted for other since my favorite member of the onion family is garlic
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Originally posted by aapatsos aapatsos wrote:

I like them all, red my favourite, but also green (spring) onions

Strange to see leek in the list - I never considered them a kind of onion

I probably should have added chives and shallots  for good measure.


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I like them all, red my favourite, but also green (spring) onions

Strange to see leek in the list - I never considered them a kind of onion
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Good to see some love for the Onion. <3 My favorite vegetable by far. I was raised on the white variety so that gets my vote. 
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Red onions. They add that little bit of spice to my sandwich that makes it just a little bit more awesome.
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Originally posted by Epignosis Epignosis wrote:

This one.

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Damn you Rob, I was going to do this. LOL
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