>>21909880
You could answer half of these questions by, you know, just tasting them.

>>21909896
I mean they taste like onions to me. However, I don't understand what circumstances you would want to use them or why you would want to etc.

>>21909880
All onions taste the same after you cook them. Red onions have a little less bite when raw so people use them for salads and stuff so your entire dish doesn't just taste like raw onion.

>>21909899
>However, I don't understand what circumstances you would want to use them or why you would want to etc.
The answer to this is yes if cooked, sandwiches and burgers if raw.

File: yja1agqzqq551.jpg (146.6 KB)

146.6 KB JPG

>>21909899
you can also just google it and there are tons of charts for explaining this. in general, the differences are pretty subtle and you can use them fairly interchangeably for the most part. the only "rule" I find it really important to stick to is red onion is the "raw" onion, for salads or sandwiches etc. but even then, using a sweet onion in a salad isn't gonna make it inedible, it's just gonna be stronger so maybe use less.

if you want to just buy one kind of onion and forget about it, go with yellow. otherwise, experiment. the tastes will change when you cook them, and depending on what you cook them with and how. tasting them raw isn't gonna give you the full picture. just try different onions in different dishes, using the "wrong" onion isn't gonna make or break your food, this is the kind of details level shit that you get into when you really want to fine-tune your food. but it's not that serious, have fun with it.

>>21909880
>red onion should be served raw
red onions are the strongest and worst onion there is.

just find an onion you like and use that. there are no set rules for what onions to use.

>>21909901
>Red onions have a little less bite when raw
I don't know where this comes from but red onions are the worst.

sweet onions are best for raw.

>>21909950
shallots are weaponized onions, they are not subtle. they are absurdly strong.

>>21910572
red onions just look cool when you pickle them

>>21910795
pickling is gay

>>21910917
you're gay

I had so many red onions that were sulfuric and sharp that i don't use them anymore. Shallots are way better if you want something mild. Personally i could just use yellow onions for everything.

onions are used in nearly everything eaten on every continent on the planet. the exceptions are desserts and drinks
people who "don't like" onions are liars, people "can't stand the texture" are retarded

>>21909950
sweet and yellow onion look the same

File: Apu074.jpg (77.3 KB)

77.3 KB JPG

>>21909950
> Shallots
>> Egg casserole
>> GARNISH
What a disservice to the shallot, no pan sauce or veggie dish?