Introduction: When buying green onions in the spring, pay attention to distinguish between spring onions and chives, the nutrition difference is very large, don't choose the wrong one
The cold winter has long passed, ushered in the vibrant spring, not only the wildflowers in the distant suburbs bloomed gorgeously, even the vegetables in the vegetable garden have grown out one after another, especially the spring onions, the color is particularly eye-catching, can be called the primrose helper in the vegetable garden is not exaggerated. In the spring, I like to eat pancakes with spring onions, and the fresh taste is like enjoying a spring bath, and I can also eat the feeling of my hometown.
Usually catch up with the weekend or when the holiday is over, we will go back to our hometown for a trip, when I come, I will bring some of the small chives planted by my mother, the chives are also easier to store, sealed with plastic wrap and put in the refrigerator for more than 20 days or so are very fresh. Although I live in the city, I can also feel the taste of my hometown. For the onion my family all year round there are several kinds, the mother is rotating seeds every season, green onions, chives, shallots I am most familiar with, many friends in the purchase of shallots and chives will not be able to choose, in fact, these two are still relatively easy to distinguish, whether from the price, appearance, or smell there will be obvious differences, not to mention the taste and nutrition, let alone share my experience with you!
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="9" >1, the appearance is different</h1>
The white part of the green onion will be shorter than the chives, and the general white part of the green onion is only 4 to 5 cm, and the above is the green onion leaves.
The white of the chives will obviously be about three times longer than the shallots, the white of the onions can generally grow to about 10 cm, and the leaves of the chives will be relatively brittle, and if you are not careful, you will break it.
Shallots are one by one to grow, chives are a pinch of growth, we bought back the chives can leave a head of 3 cm planted in the balcony pot, usually stir-fry pot, pinch a few onion leaves on the line, chives will continue to cycle throughout the year to send out new onions. These shallots grow so well on the balcony that I plant a pot every two months.
The last point is that chives look thin, long and tender from the outside, while chives look particularly thick.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="9" >2, the smell is different</h1>
If you can't tell the difference between shallots and chives when you buy vegetables, the easiest and most direct way is to pick them up and smell them. Spring onions will have a very strong onion flavor, which will be more fragrant than green onions, but the taste will be much spicy, and if you eat it directly, it will have a spicy taste. On the contrary, the taste of chives is very soft, there will be a faint fragrance that smells, and the taste will be very crisp.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="9" >3, eat differently</h1>
Because shallots and chives have different smells and tastes, they are eaten differently. People like me who love chives will take a large dip sauce to roll up pancakes to eat, especially the multigrain pancakes in Shandong are really a perfect match, full of fragrant taste, super delicious. Chives can also be used to make soups and coleslaws. There is a famous dish called shallots mixed with tofu, which is used in this small chives. And shallots because of its rich taste, so often used in cooking, shallots through the hot oil of the frying to evaporate its original aroma, so we usually stir fry the pot or eat hot pot like to add a little shallots to flavor.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="9" >4, nutritional differences</h1>
First of all, I would like to explain that the nutritional value of shallots and chives is very high, but the nutritional value of shallots will be higher. Although both of them are rich in protein and vitamins and other minerals, the protein of green onions will be relatively higher, and because the green onion leaf part of the spring onion is more than the white part of the green onion, just the part of the green onion leaf contains vitamins, carotene, will be higher than the green onion white, so the overall nutritional value of the green onion will be higher than the chives.
The above four points are the difference between shallots and chives that I share with you, to sum up the chives are thin and long, the chives are also whiter, the chives taste more fragrant, and they will not smell pungent and spicy. The whole appearance of the shallot is coarse and short, the white of the shallot is particularly short, the taste is spicy, and it is not recommended to eat raw. If you have a better way to distinguish between shallots and chives, welcome to leave a message below the article, we will exchange ideas together, thank you for sharing and commenting!