Bianca di Maggio example
- Characteristics
- Flattened bulb with a silvery white covering
Generic white onion
White onion is a group of onion varieties with white outer coverings, including flattened and rounded bulb forms.
- Identifying feature
- White outer coverings
- Shape range
- Flattened and rounded examples
Types and forms
Bianca gigante Ingegnoli example
- Characteristics
- Rounded bulb in the producer’s white-onion group
Try it in the kitchen
Cook sliced white onion as the base of a vegetable soup, or roast wedges beside cauliflower. Ask for a named variety when you want to repeat a particular result.
In Campania’s Genovese, white or copper onions cook slowly with meat to make a pasta sauce.
White is a variety group
Check the cultivar name as well as the color description. Ask for the variety you want to use in the kitchen.
