Our Onion production comprises of two different crops with ‘Spring Set, crops for immediate use and short term storage, followed by ‘Spring Seed’ crops for long term storage through to the end of July.
Through its advanced storage facility, the company is able to supply its customer base with English onions on a year rounds basis. Used within the prepared food industry the crop produces the equivalent to provide over a billion onion toppings for pizzas or pie fillings roughly equal to 15 for everyone in the UK
Onions are a crucial ingredient amongst many recipes, and is very, very versatile. They often differ in size, colour and strength, however the most common colour of onion is yellow. They have a very strong taste, and have pale golden skin and greenish-white flesh. Making your eyes water is one of those that everyone knows about when it comes to onions, and there are a number of other interesting facts about onions too. These include:
At one point in time, onions were worshipped by Ancient Egyptians. They believed that onions’ spherical shape and concentric circles symbolized eternity. Often, onions were placed in the burial tombs of pharaohs, as prosperity in the afterlife was believed to be brought about. Dogs aren’t so keen on the vegetable, as onions can weaken their red blood cells, which leads to anemia and possibly even death later on. Another old fact about onions is that in the Middle Ages, onions were used as a form of currency, which people used to pay for things like rent, goods and services and even as gifts.
Rich in a powerful antioxidant called quercetin, Onions has proven to have positive effects in people fighting lung cancer. Not only that, but onions can also have benefits in treatments of cataracts and cardiovascular disease. Insect bites and burns on the skin are very irritable and quite painful, but slicked onion can help soothe them. When combined with some water and crushed aspirin, slices of onion can be used as a folk treatment to cure warts too. The thickness of the skin of an onion is capable of predicting how severe the following winter will be, according to folklore. It is believed that the thinner the skin, the milder the winter you can expect.
