Lighter Egg Salad

Onions are native to Middle East and Asia, and have been cultivated for more than five thousand years. Onions were highly regarded by the Egyptians. They use them as currency to pay the workers who built the pyramids, but they also placed them in the tombs of kings, such as Tutankhamen, so that they could carry these gifts bestowed with spiritual significance with them to the afterlife.

Potatoes and Onions with Peppers

Onions are popular and a versatile vegetables in the world. They can be eaten in a number of ways raw, sauteed, baked, grilled, stuffed, pickled or fried. 

Onion Strings

While the place and time of the onion's origin are still a mystery, there are many documents, from very early times, which describe its importance as a food and its use in art, medicine and mummification.

Bowtie Pasta Salad

Onions are native to Asia and the Middle East and have been cultivated for over five thousand years.