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Spring onion
Also called scallion, green onion, green onions, salad onion, spring onions
What it is
Young alliums eaten white and green. One ingredient, many names.
Origin
East Asia and now global.
Flavour
Onion without the tears, especially the greens.
How to use it
Whites for cooking, greens for finishing. Never only a garnish if the recipe is Korean or Chinese.
Storage
Fridge, wrapped, or stand in a jar of water.
Can you recognise Spring onion?
Ingredient challengeQuestions about Spring onion
From this ingredient's notes in the catalogue — not a chatbot.
What is Spring onion?
Young alliums eaten white and green. One ingredient, many names.
How do I use Spring onion?
Whites for cooking, greens for finishing. Never only a garnish if the recipe is Korean or Chinese.
How do I store Spring onion?
Fridge, wrapped, or stand in a jar of water.
What does it taste like?
Onion without the tears, especially the greens.
What can replace Spring onion?
Shallot (high for saute, stews, sofrito). Shallots are sweeter. Use the same volume, or a little extra onion if that is what you have.
Nutrition
Per 100g · estimate · USDA FoodData Central averages and equivalent published tables. Values are typical, not lab tests of your shopping bag.
Recipes using it
Bibimbap
비빔밥
A Korean rice bowl of seasoned vegetables, chilli paste and a runny yolk — mixed at the table until everything is the same red-gold colour.
1 hrMedium🌶️🌶️
Kimchi jjigae
김치찌개
A bubbling kimchi stew with tofu and pork — the Korean answer to 'what is in the fridge and why is it sour'.
50 minEasy🌶️🌶️🌶️
Shoyu ramen
醤油ラーメン
A soy-sauce ramen you can make at home without pretending you run a 20-year tonkotsu shop.
2 hrA bit of workNo chilli
Pad thai
ผัดไทย
Stir-fried rice noodles with tamarind, fish sauce, palm sugar, egg and peanuts — a national dish with a 20th-century origin story.
40 minMedium🌶️
Phở bò
Phở bò
Vietnamese beef noodle soup: a long, clear-ish broth, rice noodles, herbs, and a table full of finishing flavours.
4 hrA bit of work🌶️
Mapo tofu
麻婆豆腐
Sichuan tofu in a chilli-bean sauce with minced pork, Sichuan pepper, and enough oil to carry the mala.
35 minMedium🌶️🌶️🌶️
Chicken adobo
Adobong manok
Filipino chicken braised in vinegar, soy, garlic and pepper — a method more than a single official recipe.
1 hrEasyNo chilli
Tteokbokki
떡볶이
Chewy rice cakes in a glossy gochujang sauce — the street stall that made K-food a late-night sport.
30 minEasy🌶️🌶️🌶️
Rose tteokbokki
로제떡볶이
The creamy, pink, extremely 2020s cousin of street tteokbokki — still Korean, just wearing a dairy jacket.
30 minEasy🌶️🌶️
Bulgogi
불고기
Thin beef in a soy-pear-sesame marinade, cooked hot until the edges caramelise.
1 hrEasyNo chilli
Jeyuk bokkeum
제육볶음
Spicy stir-fried pork with gochujang and gochugaru — weeknight heat with rice that you will need.
47 minEasy🌶️🌶️🌶️
Dakgalbi
닭갈비
Spicy stir-fried chicken with rice cakes, cabbage and sweet potato — Chuncheon's table-grill export.
50 minMedium🌶️🌶️🌶️
Sundubu jjigae
순두부찌개
A raging bowl of soft tofu, chilli broth and a cracked egg — the stew you eat before the spoon melts.
35 minEasy🌶️🌶️🌶️
Doenjang jjigae
된장찌개
The everyday soybean-paste stew: zucchini, tofu, a little chilli, and a broth that tastes like someone's house.
30 minEasy🌶️
Budae jjigae
부대찌개
Army-base stew: kimchi, spam, sausages and ramyeon in a gochujang broth that refuses to be precious.
40 minEasy🌶️🌶️🌶️
Samgyetang
삼계탕
A small whole chicken stuffed with glutinous rice, ginseng and jujube, simmered until the broth goes milky and kind.
1 hr 40 minMediumNo chilli
Yukgaejang
육개장
Shredded beef soup, red with gochugaru, full of fernbrake and spring onion — hangover logic that also works at lunch.
1 hr 55 minMedium🌶️🌶️🌶️
Haemul pajeon
해물파전
A crispy-edged spring-onion and seafood pancake — the rainy-day order, and the one you tear with your hands.
35 minMediumNo chilli
Kimchi-jeon
김치전
A sour, lacy kimchi pancake — the fridge-door dinner when the kimchi is too ripe to be polite.
22 minEasy🌶️🌶️
Kimchi-bokkeumbap
김치볶음밥
Kimchi fried rice with a fried egg — the 10-minute argument for keeping sour kimchi and leftover rice.
18 minEasy🌶️🌶️
Gyeran-bap
계란밥
Hot rice, a fried or raw-ish egg, sesame oil and soy — the 4-ingredient bowl that still counts as cooking.
7 minEasyNo chilli
Mandu
만두
Korean dumplings — pork, tofu and chives in a thin wrapper, steamed, fried, or floated in soup.
1 hrMediumNo chilli
Bossam
보쌈
Pork belly simmered until it slices like a cold cut, wrapped in leaves with radish salad and ssamjang.
1 hr 40 minMediumNo chilli
Dubu-kimchi
두부김치
Warm tofu with stir-fried kimchi and pork — a drinking-table plate that is also a real dinner with rice.
25 minEasy🌶️🌶️
Tteokguk
떡국
Sliced rice cakes in a clear beef broth — the New Year bowl that is said to make you a year older.
1 hr 20 minMediumNo chilli
Baechu-kimchi
배추김치
Napa cabbage salted and packed with a gochugaru-garlic paste — the ferment the rest of the kitchen leans on.
13 hrMedium🌶️🌶️🌶️
Kalguksu
칼국수
Knife-cut wheat noodles in a mild anchovy-kelp or chicken broth — the bowl you want when the air is cold.
55 minMediumNo chilli
Andong jjimdak
안동찜닭
Soy-braised chicken with glass noodles, potato and a lot of vegetables — Andong's sweet-savoury party pot.
1 hrMedium🌶️
Gyeran-mari
계란말이
A rolled Korean omelette with spring onion and carrot — banchan that also packs in a lunchbox.
20 minMediumNo chilli
Bindae-tteok
빈대떡
Crispy mung-bean pancakes with kimchi or sprouts — market food you eat with a raw onion dip.
4 hr 40 minMediumNo chilli
Oi-muchim
오이무침
Smashed cucumber salad with gochugaru, garlic and sesame — the 10-minute banchan that wakes up a heavy table.
15 minEasy🌶️🌶️
Jjamppong
짬뽕
A Korean-Chinese seafood noodle soup so red and briny it fogs your glasses.
45 minMedium🌶️🌶️🌶️
Seolleongtang
설렁탕
A milky ox-bone broth you season at the table — salt, spring onion, and patience in a bowl.
6 hr 30 minA bit of workNo chilli
Gamjatang
감자탕
Pork backbone and potato in a gochugaru pot — a late-night stew you eat with your hands and a lot of rice.
1 hr 55 minMedium🌶️🌶️🌶️
Dakbokkeumtang
닭볶음탕
Chicken and potato braised in a gochujang pot until the sauce clings — also called dakdori-tang, still a weeknight hero.
1 hrEasy🌶️🌶️🌶️
Korean ramyeon
라면
Instant noodles cooked like a home cook actually does it: extra garlic, an egg, and kimchi on the side.
13 minVery easy🌶️🌶️🌶️
Kongnamul-muchim
콩나물무침
Seasoned soybean sprouts — the banchan that is on the table even when you cooked nothing else.
15 minVery easyNo chilli
Gungjung-tteokbokki
궁중떡볶이
The older soy-sesame rice-cake stir-fry — court-style tteokbokki before the street went red.
30 minEasyNo chilli
Miso soup
味噌汁
The everyday bowl: dashi, dissolved miso, tofu and spring onion — breakfast, not a starter you ignore.
15 minVery easyNo chilli
Yakitori
焼き鳥
Chicken on a stick, salted or lacquered in tare, cooked hot — a bar snack that is also dinner.
35 minEasyNo chilli
Oyakodon
親子丼
Chicken and egg on rice — the parent-and-child bowl, simmered in one pan until the egg is just set.
25 minEasyNo chilli
Okonomiyaki
お好み焼き
Osaka's cabbage pancake — flour, dashi, a pile of cabbage, and whatever you like, finished with sauce and mayo.
35 minMediumNo chilli
Hiyayakko
冷奴
Cold tofu, summer logic — silken, chilled, and finished with ginger, spring onion and soy.
10 minVery easyNo chilli
Ochazuke
お茶漬け
Tea poured over leftover rice — a late bowl with pickles, nori and whatever is in the fridge.
7 minVery easyNo chilli
Gyoza
餃子
Pan-fried dumplings, crisp on the bottom, steamed under a lid — Japanese potstickers with a garlic-forward pork filling.
55 minMediumNo chilli
Gyudon
牛丼
Thin beef and onion simmered in a sweet-soy broth, slid over rice — the chain-restaurant bowl you can make better at home.
22 minEasyNo chilli
Zaru soba
ざるそば
Cold buckwheat noodles on a bamboo tray, dipped in a smoky-soy tsuyu — summer lunch that should taste of the grain.
18 minEasyNo chilli
Agedashi tofu
揚げ出し豆腐
Lightly fried tofu in a hot dashi-soy broth — crisp for a minute, then silky, which is the point.
25 minEasyNo chilli
Kitsune udon
きつねうどん
Fat wheat noodles in a hot dashi broth with a sweet fried-tofu pillow — the fox's favourite bowl.
25 minEasyNo chilli
Cơm tấm
Cơm tấm
Broken-rice plate — grilled pork, a chilled egg meatloaf, pickles and fish sauce. Saigon lunch architecture.
1 hr 50 minMediumNo chilli
Scallion oil noodles
葱油拌面
Shanghai weeknight noodles — spring onion fried in oil until sweet, tossed with soy. Almost nothing, if you do it right.
25 minEasyNo chilli
Dan dan mian
担担面
Sichuan noodles in a sesame-chilli sauce with a little pork — mala, not a peanut-butter soup.
27 minEasy🌶️🌶️🌶️
Garlic rice
Sinangag
Yesterday's rice, a scandal of garlic, fried until the grains separate — the Filipino breakfast rice.
13 minVery easyNo chilli
Tabbouleh
تبولة
A parsley salad with a little bulgur — not a wheat salad with a parsley garnish.
50 minEasyNo chilli
Shrimp and grits
Shrimp and grits
A Lowcountry bowl — stone-ground grits, a buttery shrimp sauce, and no, instant grits are not the same.
50 minMedium🌶️
Beef Empanadas
Beef Empanadas from Uruguay. Times were inferred from the source steps.
9 hr 5 minA bit of workNo chilli
Air Fryer Egg Rolls
Alternative Pan Fry Method: If you don’t have access to an air fryer, you can make these egg rolls using a traditional pan fry method. Add enough oil to a medium skillet with high walls so the oil is about 1/2 inch up th
52 minA bit of work🌶️
Boxty Breakfast
Boxty Breakfast from Ireland. Times were inferred from the source steps.
55 minMediumNo chilli
Cajun spiced fish tacos
Cajun spiced fish tacos from Mexico. Times were inferred from the source steps.
25 minMedium🌶️
Mustard champ
Mustard champ from Ireland. Times were inferred from the source steps.
27 minEasyNo chilli
Chicken Fried Rice
Chicken Fried Rice from China. Times were inferred from the source steps.
2 hr 45 minA bit of workNo chilli
Egg Foo Young
Egg Foo Young from China. Times were inferred from the source steps.
40 minA bit of workNo chilli
General Tsos Chicken
General Tsos Chicken from China. Times were inferred from the source steps.
24 minA bit of work🌶️
Hot and Sour Soup
Hot and Sour Soup from China. Times are typical for this kind of dish.
35 minA bit of workNo chilli
Ham hock colcannon
Ham hock colcannon from Ireland. Times were inferred from the source steps.
30 minMedium🌶️
Hot cumin lamb wrap with crunchy slaw & spicy mayo
Hot cumin lamb wrap with crunchy slaw & spicy mayo from Turkey. Times were inferred from the source steps.
14 minMediumNo chilli
Jamaican Steamed Cabbage
Jamaican Steamed Cabbage from Jamaica. Times were inferred from the source steps.
35 minA bit of work🌶️🌶️🌶️
Jamaican Curry Chicken Recipe
Jamaican Curry Chicken Recipe from Jamaica. Times were inferred from the source steps.
10 hr 5 minA bit of work🌶️🌶️🌶️
Jamaican Instant Pot Rice and Beans
Jamaican Instant Pot Rice and Beans from Jamaica. Times were inferred from the source steps.
55 minMediumNo chilli
Kung Pao Chicken
Kung Pao Chicken from China. Times were inferred from the source steps.
50 minA bit of work🌶️
Ma Po Tofu
Ma Po Tofu from China. Times were inferred from the source steps.
55 minA bit of workNo chilli
Mutabbaq
Mutabbaq from Saudi Arabia. Times were inferred from the source steps.
35 minA bit of workNo chilli
Napa Cabbage with Dried Shrimp
Dried shrimp gives this Chinese dish a punch of salty umami flavor. You can find it at an Asian grocery store in the frozen or refrigerated section. Look for small-sized dried shrimp, about a 1/4-inch in size. If you use
2 hr 7 minA bit of work🌶️
Noodle bowl salad
Noodle bowl salad from Vietnam. Times were inferred from the source steps.
14 minA bit of workNo chilli
Oxtail with broad beans
Toss the oxtail with the onion, spring onion, garlic, ginger, chilli, soy sauce, thyme, salt and pepper. Heat the vegetable oil in a large frying pan over medium-high heat. Brown the oxtail in the pan until browned all o
45 minA bit of work🌶️🌶️🌶️
Portuguese prego with green piri-piri
Portuguese prego with green piri-piri from Portugal. Times were inferred from the source steps.
2 hr 12 minA bit of work🌶️
Prawn stir-fry
Prawn stir-fry from Thailand. Times were inferred from the source steps.
14 minA bit of work🌶️
Ramen Noodles with Boiled Egg
Ramen Noodles with Boiled Egg from China. Times were inferred from the source steps.
8 hr 22 minMedium🌶️
Red Peas Soup
Red Peas Soup from Jamaica. Times were inferred from the source steps.
14 hr 5 minA bit of workNo chilli
Rice paper dumplings
Rice paper dumplings from Vietnam. Times were inferred from the source steps.
36 minA bit of workNo chilli
Salmon noodle wraps
Salmon noodle wraps from Vietnam. Times were inferred from the source steps.
32 minMedium🌶️
Salt & pepper squid
Salt & pepper squid from Vietnam. Times were inferred from the source steps.
12 minA bit of work🌶️
Sea bass with sizzled ginger, chilli & spring onions
Sea bass with sizzled ginger, chilli & spring onions from Vietnam. Times were inferred from the source steps.
23 minMedium🌶️
Silken Tofu with Sesame Soy Sauce
Silken Tofu with Sesame Soy Sauce from China. Times were inferred from the source steps.
48 hr 10 minEasyNo chilli
Shrimp Chow Fun
Shrimp Chow Fun from China. Times were inferred from the source steps.
8 hr 25 minA bit of workNo chilli
Singapore Noodles with Shrimp
Singapore Noodles with Shrimp from China. Times were inferred from the source steps.
34 minA bit of work🌶️
Spicy North African Potato Salad
Spicy North African Potato Salad from Morocco. Times were inferred from the source steps.
40 minMedium🌶️
Spring onion and prawn empanadas
Spring onion and prawn empanadas from Portugal. Times were inferred from the source steps.
1 hr 10 minMedium🌶️
Tamiya
Tamiya from Egypt. Times were inferred from the source steps.
8 hr 45 minMedium🌶️
Thai coconut & veg broth
Thai coconut & veg broth from Thailand. Times were inferred from the source steps.
20 minA bit of workNo chilli
Thai green chicken soup
Thai green chicken soup from Thailand. Times were inferred from the source steps.
31 minA bit of workNo chilli
Tuna and Egg Briks
Tuna and Egg Briks from Tunisia. Times were inferred from the source steps.
56 minMediumNo chilli
Turkish lahmacun
Turkish lahmacun from Vietnam. Times were inferred from the source steps.
1 hr 35 minA bit of work🌶️
Jerk chicken with rice & peas
Jerk chicken with rice & peas from Jamaica. Times were inferred from the source steps.
10 hr 40 minA bit of work🌶️
Vietnamese pork salad
Vietnamese pork salad from Vietnam. Times were inferred from the source steps.
22 minA bit of work🌶️
Vietnamese-style caramel pork
Vietnamese-style caramel pork from Vietnam. Times were inferred from the source steps.
20 minMedium🌶️
Vietnamese-style veggie hotpot
Vietnamese-style veggie hotpot from Vietnam. Times were inferred from the source steps.
28 minMediumNo chilli
Yaki Udon
Boil some water in a large saucepan. Add 250ml cold water and the udon noodles. (As they are so thick, adding cold water helps them to cook a little bit slower so the middle cooks through). If using frozen or fresh noodl
28 minMedium🌶️
Beef pho
Beef pho from Vietnam. Times were inferred from the source steps.
1 hr 3 minA bit of work🌶️
Chinese Tomato Egg Stir Fry
Chinese Tomato Egg Stir Fry from China. Times were inferred from the source steps.
21 minMediumNo chilli
Pomegranate salad
Pomegranate salad from Poland. Times are typical for this kind of dish.
10 minMedium🌶️
Sichuan Eggplant
This recipe calls for asian eggplants, or Japanese eggplants. They are long and thin compared to a European or globe eggplant, and much more tender and delicate. If you can't find them you can substitute globe eggplant,
47 minA bit of workNo chilli
Thai curry noodle soup
Thai curry noodle soup from Thailand. Times were inferred from the source steps.
19 minMedium🌶️
Chicken Congee
Chicken Congee from China. Times were inferred from the source steps.
1 hr 30 minMediumNo chilli
Callaloo and SaltFish
Callaloo and SaltFish from Jamaica. Times were inferred from the source steps.
8 hr 24 minMedium🌶️🌶️🌶️
Chinese Orange Chicken
Chinese Orange Chicken from China. Times were inferred from the source steps.
57 minA bit of workNo chilli
Lao Som Pak Pickled Cabbage
Lao Som Pak Pickled Cabbage from Laos. Times are typical for this kind of dish.
15 minMediumNo chilli
Jamaican Rice and Peas
Jamaican Rice and Peas from Jamaica. Times were inferred from the source steps.
33 minMedium🌶️🌶️🌶️
Shrimp With Snow Peas
Shrimp With Snow Peas from China. Times were inferred from the source steps.
33 minMediumNo chilli
Steak & Vietnamese noodle salad
Steak & Vietnamese noodle salad from Vietnam. Times were inferred from the source steps.
18 minA bit of work🌶️
Sweet potato salad
Sweet potato salad from Turkey. Times were inferred from the source steps.
45 minMediumNo chilli
Thai chicken cakes with sweet chilli sauce
Thai chicken cakes with sweet chilli sauce from Thailand. Times were inferred from the source steps.
18 minMedium🌶️
Thai pork & peanut curry
Thai pork & peanut curry from Thailand. Times were inferred from the source steps.
34 minMediumNo chilli
Tofu, greens & cashew stir-fry
Tofu, greens & cashew stir-fry from Vietnam. Times were inferred from the source steps.
19 minMedium🌶️
Bang bang prawn salad
Bang bang prawn salad from Vietnam. Times are typical for this kind of dish.
40 minMedium🌶️
Egg Drop Soup
Egg Drop Soup from China. Times are typical for this kind of dish.
35 minMediumNo chilli
Japanese gohan rice
Japanese gohan rice from Japan. Times were inferred from the source steps.
40 minEasyNo chilli
Wontons
Wontons from China. Times are typical for this kind of dish.
35 minMediumNo chilli
Venezuelan Sancocho
Venezuelan Sancocho from Venezuela. Times were inferred from the source steps.
1 hr 39 minA bit of workNo chilli
Provençal Omelette Cake
Break the eggs into two bowls, five in each. Whisk lightly and season with salt and pepper. Heat the oil in a pan, add the courgettes and spring onions, then fry gently for about 10 mins until softened. Cool, then stir i
24 hr 55 minA bit of work🌶️
Soy-Glazed Meatloaves with Wasabi Mashed Potatoes & Roasted Carrots
1. Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Wash and dry all produce. Dice potatoes into 1/2-inch pieces. Trim, peel, and cut carrots on a diagonal into 1/2-inch-thick pieces. Trim and thinly slice scallions, separating whites from
1 hr 15 minMediumNo chilli
Colombian Style Stuffed Potatoes
Colombian Style Stuffed Potatoes from Colombia. Times were inferred from the source steps.
54 minA bit of workNo chilli
Conch Stew
Conch Stew from Cayman Islands. Times were inferred from the source steps.
4 hr 15 minA bit of work🌶️
Mango chow
Simply combine everything in a bowl and serve alongside just about anything.
10 minMedium🌶️🌶️🌶️
Bolani with Potato Filling
Bolani with Potato Filling from Afghanistan. Times were inferred from the source steps.
1 hr 10 minMediumNo chilli
Bahia-style Moqueca prawn stew
Bahia-style Moqueca prawn stew from Brazil. Times were inferred from the source steps.
1 hr 28 minA bit of work🌶️
Creamy Corn Soup Recipe
Creamy Corn Soup Recipe from Colombia. Times were inferred from the source steps.
24 hr 10 minMediumNo chilli
Bulgarian Green Salad
Bulgarian Green Salad from Bulgaria. Times are typical for this kind of dish.
40 minMediumNo chilli
Camaro Grelhado Com Molho Cru (Grilled Prawns with Green Onion Sauce)
Camaro Grelhado Com Molho Cru
Camaro Grelhado Com Molho Cru (Grilled Prawns with Green Onion Sauce) from Angola. Times were inferred from the source steps.
14 minMediumNo chilli
Papas Chorreadas Recipe (Potatoes with Cream and Cheese Sauce)
Papas Chorreadas Recipe
Papas Chorreadas Recipe (Potatoes with Cream and Cheese Sauce) from Colombia. Times were inferred from the source steps.
52 minA bit of workNo chilli
Meang Nem
Rinse the rice, soak in water for about 10 minutes, then drain well. Heat a wok or large skillet over medium heat. Add the rice and stir constantly until evenly dark golden brown and very fragrant, about 5 minutes. Trans
58 minA bit of work🌶️
Salt Beef and Beans
Salt Beef and Beans from Cayman Islands. Times were inferred from the source steps.
2 hr 30 minMedium🌶️🌶️🌶️
Papaya salad
Papaya salad from Dominica. Times are typical for this kind of dish.
15 minMediumNo chilli
Ají de Aguacate Recipe (Colombian Spicy Avocado Sauce)
Ají de Aguacate Recipe
Ají de Aguacate Recipe (Colombian Spicy Avocado Sauce) from Colombia. Times are typical for this kind of dish.
10 minMedium🌶️🌶️🌶️
Crispy fried fish with ginger and fermented soybeans (trey chien chuon)
Crispy fried fish with ginger and fermented soybeans
Crispy fried fish with ginger and fermented soybeans (trey chien chuon) from Cambodia. Times are typical for this kind of dish.
35 minMediumNo chilli
Creamy Aji green sauce
Creamy Aji green sauce from Brazil. Times are typical for this kind of dish.
10 minMedium🌶️
Lao Naem Khao
Lao Naem Khao from Laos. Times are typical for this kind of dish.
35 minA bit of workNo chilli
Simple heart of palm & tomato salad
Simple heart of palm & tomato salad from Brazil. Times are typical for this kind of dish.
10 minEasyNo chilli