Fresh Vegetable
Tropea Red Onion
Ref: ONI-02
Italian name: Cipolle di tropea
Weight order: 3 kg
Description: The red onion from Tropea, Italy, is a particular variety of red onion which grows in a small area of Calabria in southern Italy named "Capo Vaticano" near the city of Tropea. This onion has a stronger and sweeter aroma and the inner part is juicier and whiter than other red onions and it is possible to make a marmalade with it. In March 2008, the European Union registered the Protected Designation of Origin mark for the onions produced in this particular area.
Season: from May to November
Serving suggestion: You can eat them raw in salads, cooked in sauces, roasted or grilled; placed on top of pizza or in frittate, made into jam and even added to ice cream!
