On Sunday, March 13, 2016 at 11:02:58 AM UTC-6, cshenk wrote:
> They had a good sale at American Asian (local place) and I got a whole
> lb of them for 2.69.
>
> I am not normally a shallot user because they were expensive and the
> few (very few) trials didnt show anything really special about them.
>
> I could use some ideas where the use of a shallot actually *makes a
> difference* and if the greens grown from a bulb (assume used like a
> green onion) have any special taste to them?
>
> BTW, I can google with the best of us so please, no links to anything
> unless you have actually cooked it and found the shallot made a
> difference.
>
> Carol
>
> --

Dunno if it's true, but I heard years ago that shallots are a cross between onion and garlic. May be true, they certainly taste like it's a possibility!

John Kuthe...