Julie Bove wrote in rec.food.cooking:

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> "cshenk" > wrote in message
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> > Brooklyn1 wrote in rec.food.cooking:
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> > > On Thu, 25 Jun 2015 21:05:36 -0700, "Julie Bove"
> > wrote:
> > >
> >>> I have been looking forward to the new crop of onions and got some
> >>> the other day at Central Market. I only bought a few because many
> >>> didn't look too nice and they seemed smaller than usual. I used
> >>> them for the pierogies and no complaints there. I sautéed some
> >>> with a hamburger patty for myself and I just didn't care for them
> >>> much. They were edible but something didn't seem right. I
> suppose >>> it is possible that what I bought was really something
> else because >>> they had three kinds of sweet onions featured all
> next to each >>> other. I think the other two were Vidalia and one
> just said >>> Spanish Sweet.
> > >
> > > Sweet onions are best eaten raw, when cooked, especially fried,
> > > they haven't much flavor. You should have put a raw slice of
> > > sweet onion on your burger. I still have several Vidallias
> > > remaining from the six pounds I bought a couple weeks ago but I
> > > eat them raw, very good in salads and sandwiches... actually I
> > > think it's silly to pay a premium price for sweet onions and then
> > > cook them. But then maybe you really don't like onions.
> >
> > I agree Sheldon, they are best raw or lightly cooked. The ones
> > called 'spanish sweet' here may not be the same as her area but
> > they are a sort of mix and work ok cooked.
> >
> > When I lightly cook them, it's sort of more like as a topping on a
> > pizza added 5 minutes before the finish.
> >
> > Normally I try to have on hand: regular yellow (hot), a red
> > (normally fairly sweet) and a few of the sweet types. They can be
> > mixed if out of one type but optimally each matches certain needs
> > in things we make to be 'just right'. Example, I like the color of
> > the red onions (raw) in a coleslaw.
>
> Are you talking Vidalia or Walla Walla? AFAIK, I have never bought
> Vidalia. Not on purpose anyway.

When using sweets I usually get vidalia or Maui (not sure but they may
be the same thing). I am sure I have had walla walla but there was no
difference.
Carol

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