Vegetable
Onion
About This Entry
Onion is the foundational cooking allium — raw bite, caramelized sweetness, and sulfur notes shape sauce, stock, and protein pairings across global cuisines.
Wine Pairing Explanation
Primary wine styles
Alternative wine styles
Common Culinary Uses
- brisket
- carrot
- celery
- chicken
- thyme
At a Glance
Group
Alliums
Classification
Vegetables
Culinary role
aromatic
Scientific name
Allium cepa
Scientific Classification
- Display name
- Onion
- Classification
- Vegetables
- Group
- Alliums
- Scientific name
- Allium cepa
Taxonomy
- Culinary role
- aromatic
- Plant part
- bulb
- Texture
- dense
- Moisture class
- medium
- Flavor intensity
- moderate
- Seasonality
- year round