They were originally from either the Middle East or Asia and were brought in during the Columbian exchange. I won’t deny there might be other New World variants that I’m unaware of though.
This is fascinating. Use of onions predates writings IIRC. Which means we don’t have written record of any culture encountering it for the first time unlike say, oranges.
They were originally from either the Middle East or Asia and were brought in during the Columbian exchange. I won’t deny there might be other New World variants that I’m unaware of though.
Aztecs cultivated onions
This is fascinating. Use of onions predates writings IIRC. Which means we don’t have written record of any culture encountering it for the first time unlike say, oranges.
One hundred thirty North American species.