Onions and garlic are different. They are different in shape, growth cycle and planting time. Onion consists of onion leaves and scallion, and its branches are slender. We usually eat mainly onion leaves and green onions. Garlic consists of roots, bulbs, leaves and garlic moss. It also eats underground stems, and leaves are rarely eaten.
Brief introduction of scallion
Onion belongs to Liliaceae, the upper part is blue onion leaves and the lower part is white onion, which is native to Siberia and widely distributed. It is an important producing area in Shandong, Hebei and Henan provinces. Onions come in two lengths. Tall onions are white and sweet, cultivated in the north and produced in the south, and are generally used as seasoning.
Brief introduction of garlic
Garlic is a bulb of Liliaceae, and there are many kinds of garlic. According to the color of garlic skin, garlic can be divided into white garlic and purple garlic, and the number of garlic petals can be divided into large petals and small petals. Zhang Qian was introduced into the Western Regions in the Han Dynasty, which can be eaten late, raw, seasoned and prevented from diseases. It is the most common food in table dishes.
The difference between onion and garlic
1, shape: the body of Chinese onion is relatively slender, and the plant is composed of scallion and leaves, while the branches of garlic are relatively slender, and the bulbs are oval, consisting of bulbs, rhizomes, leaves and garlic moss.
2. Growth cycle: It only takes four months for green onions to grow and mature, and they can be planted two or three times a year. Garlic has a long growth cycle, it takes seven months to grow and mature, and it can only be planted once a year.
3. Planting time: Onions are planted in four ways: autumn harvest in spring, winter harvest in spring, autumn harvest in summer and spring harvest in winter, while garlic can only be planted in September every year and harvested in spring and summer.