Ezo green onion, also known as northern onion, chives, and Western green onion, is a perennial root herb of the family Liliaceae, which can be said to be the face of the onion family.

For garlic, onions, leeks, and even green onions and shallots in green onions, I believe it is unlikely that everyone can make a mistake, and it is easier to confuse shallots and Ezo onions. Let's introduce the similarities and differences between shallots and Ezo shallots.

What shallots and Ezo shallots have in common:

1. Plant type and leaves: The leaves are round and slender, with both white and green onions;

2. Taste: The whole plant tastes spicy, which can add flavor and color to the food and make people appetite;

3. Leaf shape and flower leaf: similar in shape, all of them are slender and smooth hollow cylindrical tubes, and the top of the leaf is gradually narrowed and sharpened;

4. Inflorescences: all are nearly spherical umbels.

Differences between shallots and Ezo shallots:

1. Squid

The bulbs of shallots are solitary, mostly cylindrical, and sparsely ovate-cylindrical with a swelling base; The bulbs of Ezo onions are often clustered in clusters, and almost all of them are ovate cylindrical.

The bulbs of shallots are about 1-0 cm thick, sometimes up to 0.0 cm, while the bulbs of Ezo shallots are relatively smaller, about 0.0-0 cm thick.

The bulb of shallots has a white skin, occasionally light reddish-brown, membranous to thin leathery, and does not break; The bulb of Ezo shallots has a grayish-brown or yellowish skin, papery, slotted and sometimes fibrous at the tip.

2. Leaves and flowers

小蔥類葉較粗，多在5mm以上，株高與花葶等長，約30-100cm蝦夷蔥的葉僅2-4mm粗，更顯纖細，高度也略比花葶短，高約10-60cm，所以更能凸顯其花朵的綽約風姿。

3. Inflorescence and flower color

Small inflorescence thoughFloretsThere are also a lot, but they are more sparse, and the flower color is also relatively ordinary pure white, which is far less beautiful than the flowers of Ezo onions.

The inflorescence of the vigFloretsNumerous and dense, and the flower color is very bright, which is a lustrous purplish red or light red.

4. Flower and fruit stage

The early flowering and fruiting period of shallots is 9-0 months; The flowering and fruiting period of Ezo onions is from 0 to 0 months in midsummer.

5. Taste

The shallot flavor is spicy and pungent, which is impressive; The flavor of Ezo shallots is milder, spicy and milder than regular shallots, and has a slight onion flavor.

So what is the difference between shallots and Ezo shallots, here for everyone.