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Tokyo Negi Onions
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This item was last sold on : 03/11/23
Description/Taste
Tokyo Negi onions are medium to large in size and have elongated, straight, and bulbous bases that fan out into thick leaves, similar in appearance to a cross between leeks and green onions. The green leaves are hollow, tubular, smooth, and crisp with a somewhat tough texture when raw. The white base is typically the longest portion of the onion and is crunchy, firm, and juicy, remaining narrow and never forming an actual bulb. Tokyo Negi onions are pungent when raw and develop a sweet and savory flavor when cooked.
Seasons/Availability
Tokyo Negi onions are available in the spring and fall.
Current Facts
Tokyo Negi onions, botanically classified as Allium fistulosum, are a long, slender Japanese variety that can grow up to one meter in height and are members of the Amaryllidaceae family. Also known as the Japanese Long onion, Negi, Naga Negi, and Shiro Negi, the Tokyo Negi onion's name is derived from its culinary popularity within the Tokyo region. Tokyo Negi onions are known for their sharp flavor that becomes mild when cooked and is favored in Japanese cuisine as an everyday ingredient.
Nutritional Value
Tokyo Negi onions contain vitamins A, C, and K, potassium, calcium, iron, copper, and vitamin B6.
Applications
Tokyo Negi onions are best suited for both raw and cooked applications such as sautéing, grilling, roasting, and frying. When used fresh, the onions can be chopped and added to omelets, quiches, salads, and soups. They can also be mixed into pot pies, baked into onion tarts, sprinkled onto pizza, braised in hot pots, sautéed and added to pan-fried fingerlings, mashed potatoes, or gratins, or they can be blanched and grilled to impart a smoky flavor. Tokyo Negi onions pair well with meats such as pork chops, grilled steak, poultry, and sashimi, noodles, rice, miso soup, orange juice, apples, basil, parsley, turnips, beets, tomatoes, fermented soy, and light bodied vinegar. The onions will keep up to one week when stored loosely wrapped in the crisper drawer of the refrigerator.
Ethnic/Cultural Info
The Tokyo Negi onion is one of the most popular onion varieties in Japan, and its mild flavor is traditionally used for nabemono, which are hot pot or one-pot dishes. Tokyo Negi onions can be cooked for extended periods and add depth of flavor to broths and soups. They are also commonly used in kushiyaki where they are grilled over an open fire. In addition to one-pot dishes, Tokyo Negi onions are used in Japan to make negimiso, which is a blend of Negi and miso paste that is used as a marinade or dipping sauce.
Geography/History
Tokyo Negi onions are native to Siberia and Northwestern China and have been cultivated since ancient times. Today this variety is primarily grown in Japan, but it is also becoming a specialty cultivated onion in California and Hawaii in the United States.
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