Onion is the most important vegetable in the world.
Dr Abe V Rotor
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Native onion grown in pot provides ready fresh onion leek for a number of recipes like fried eggs, soup, omelet, kilawin, porridge (lugaw), arroz caldo.
This is one way to encourage kids to have a daily supplement of vegetables. Vary the use of leek in their diet.
Onion leek is rich in vitamin K, A, C and B6, manganese, folate, iron, fiber, magnesium, molybdenum, copper, calcium, and potassium. It also contains thiamine, riboflavin, and niacin, and antibiotic substances like Allicin and Alliin - from Allium, the genus of onion (A. cepa), garlic (A. sativum), kutchay (A tuberosum), and the original leek (A. ampeloprasum). Leeks generally have also high calorie value, and fair amounts of protein and fat. It is no wonder onion is the most important vegetable in the world.
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Spouting bulb of shallot or bulb variety (Red Creole, right)
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This is one way to encourage kids to have a daily supplement of vegetables. Vary the use of leek in their diet.
Onion leek is rich in vitamin K, A, C and B6, manganese, folate, iron, fiber, magnesium, molybdenum, copper, calcium, and potassium. It also contains thiamine, riboflavin, and niacin, and antibiotic substances like Allicin and Alliin - from Allium, the genus of onion (A. cepa), garlic (A. sativum), kutchay (A tuberosum), and the original leek (A. ampeloprasum). Leeks generally have also high calorie value, and fair amounts of protein and fat. It is no wonder onion is the most important vegetable in the world.
Gather only what you need for the moment using scissor. Don't cut the entire stem - only mature leaves.
Grow leek where there is sufficient sunlight, preferably on elevated place. It's easy to grow leek from shallot (Sibuyas Tagalog) and from bulb onions (e.g. Red Creole). Staggered planting assures continuous supply of leek for the family - and for neighbors too. A pot of onion leek makes a unique gift to friends who love to cook, those in their senior years, and convalescing - with or without special occasion Don't forget to add a little ribbon and a personal message. ~