Onions are displayed the produce section of an H-Mart grocery store on Monday, May 11, 2026, in Portland, Ore. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane)I recently learned that “purple” garlic really does taste different to its white counterpart. It’s a “hardneck” variety, meaning it’s got a wooden stem in its centre: this makes the cloves larger, sweeter, milder, and more evenly-sized. Which left me wondering ― is there an equivalent rationale behind why some onion…
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