Are Shallots that much Better than Regular Onions?
While you can purchase onions by the pound with just a little loose change, shallots are sold by the ounce and you’ll have to dig into your wallet if you want to carry home this gourmet root vegetable. But don’t take this the wrong way if you’ve never tried shallots yourself; the reason people will pay the price and not think twice about it is because they really are delicious and add great flavor to foods even if you’re not a fancy international chef. There’s no comparison between shallots and onions in my book and I’ll take the shallots any day. French Shallots, also know as grey shallots are recognized as the ultimate “true” shallot by gourmet chefs, but there are other great varieties including: Dutch yellow, red, and the larger sized frog leg and banana shallot varieties.
