OSO Sweet Onions
A Pleasantly Sweet Surprise
For most of us, the idea of peeling away the skin of a raw onion and eating it out of hand makes us cringe. We're expecting, after all, that the onion is acrid, sharp, and might even have a little heat.
Eating OSO sweet onions, however, isn't the tear-filled experience you'd expect. OSO onions have sugar (as all onions do), but lack the sulfur that makes regular onions so sharp and pungent. They are grown in the Andes Mountains of Chile, which encourages growth with its volcanic soil and balanced climate of warm days and cool nights. It is this volcanic soil that produces this sweet onion, which has the savory flavor of other varieties, but softer.
Because OSO onions are so mild, you can eat them raw or cooked in a variety of different dishes. We recommend slicing them and placing them in freshly made salads, or, even better, on sandwiches. Take a look at our house-roasted deli meats for tasty options.
These onions are always on the shelves at the start of the year; a sort of "sweet beginning," we could say. Take advantage of the season and try them now.
For most of us, the idea of peeling away the skin of a raw onion and eating it out of hand makes us cringe. We're expecting, after all, that the onion is acrid, sharp, and might even have a little heat.
Eating OSO sweet onions, however, isn't the tear-filled experience you'd expect. OSO onions have sugar (as all onions do), but lack the sulfur that makes regular onions so sharp and pungent. They are grown in the Andes Mountains of Chile, which encourages growth with its volcanic soil and balanced climate of warm days and cool nights. It is this volcanic soil that produces this sweet onion, which has the savory flavor of other varieties, but softer.
Because OSO onions are so mild, you can eat them raw or cooked in a variety of different dishes. We recommend slicing them and placing them in freshly made salads, or, even better, on sandwiches. Take a look at our house-roasted deli meats for tasty options.
These onions are always on the shelves at the start of the year; a sort of "sweet beginning," we could say. Take advantage of the season and try them now.