rafterbr Posted January 1, 2022 Report Share Posted January 1, 2022 I enjoy onions with most of my meals. Here in Mexico all the onions I buy are hot. Does anyone know where I can buy sweet ones. In Oklahoma I buy Peruvian onions which I understand are the vidalia onion from Georgia planted in Peru. It is not quite as sweet as the vidalia from Georgia but it is more firm and is just right for my test buds. I also buy sweet Mexican onions in Oklahoma but I have not seen them here. They are not as sweet as the Peruvian onion but not bad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomgates Posted January 3, 2022 Report Share Posted January 3, 2022 I would first try Pancho's and SuperLake. They are not in season here in the southeast US so I doubt they would be in stock there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pappysmarket Posted January 3, 2022 Report Share Posted January 3, 2022 2 hours ago, oregontochapala said: Pancho's has regular ol' yellow onions labeled "sweet onions" at 3x the price of white onions. Yellow onions are generally sweeter than white ones. If your budget does not allow for buying onions at whatever price then you probably shouldn't be buying onions period. Most people wouldn't care if the price was 20 or 60 pesos/kilo since how much can you spend on onions? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rafterbr Posted January 3, 2022 Author Report Share Posted January 3, 2022 Thanks I will try the brown onions at Pancho's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rafterbr Posted January 5, 2022 Author Report Share Posted January 5, 2022 I bought the brown onions at Pancho's and they are not a sweet onion. They are a lot better than the white ones and about on a par with the red ones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yo1 Posted January 5, 2022 Report Share Posted January 5, 2022 I'm from onion growing country and what I've learned in Mexico is that the brown skinned or what we called dry onions are cooking onions because they have more flavor. The while onions are used generally raw because they are milder; same with red onions. Sometimes the white onions can be eaten like an apple (similar to a Vidalia). But white and red onions are not consistent in flavor. If they are older they are generally hotter, ie, more flavor. It's a crap shoot when you buy them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pappysmarket Posted January 5, 2022 Report Share Posted January 5, 2022 We used to frequent the old El Sarape restaurant when we had our BnB in Ajijic as it was just a block above us and we liked the owner, Marco, and his food. I once asked him how you can tell if an onion will be strong or mild. He smiled and said the only thing he thought was relevant was the shape. He said the perfectly round onions tended to be stronger than the ones that are more elliptical. I gave it a try and unfortunately it didn't seem to be the case for me. Here in the RGV the yellow, or brown if you prefer, onions are definitely less strong than the whites. I don't use the purple so can't comment on them. YMMV Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmh Posted January 5, 2022 Report Share Posted January 5, 2022 I ke a dish called pissaladiere from southern France .. it is a typpe of onionpie with bñack olives and anchovies and you have to ccok the onions slowly and to have swert onions and caramelize yoy have to buy the brown ones like a kilo or more of them and cook them until they are reduced.. so yes people who know how tl cook may use a lot of onions and they are not cheap at pancho.. I buy them at Torito Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmh Posted January 5, 2022 Report Share Posted January 5, 2022 Panchl selection is not great.. nl chesnut for christmas when sl use to have tjem , no French green beens either and on and on.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHILLIN Posted January 6, 2022 Report Share Posted January 6, 2022 Our english pickled onions using the large root balls of the green onion looking variety turned out to be pretty good. The onion is crunchier, but that couldbe a first time cooking error. One I have never tried are the wild "ramps" of the U.S. - they have fights in the stores when they start to show up. The main source is on native owned land. So it is a nice gig for the locals. They have never found a way to commercially produce ramps. Also, interesting, a sweet onion has as much sugar content as an apple. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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