[pbs] culinary muscari - on topic
Carlo A. Balistrieri
carlobal at netzero.com
Tue Feb 10 21:03:01 EST 2009
Cipolline, cipollotto and cipolla all refer to onions. Cipollina (-ine
for plural) refers to scallions which come in round and flat forms.
Muscari ARE apparently grown for culinary purposes in southern Italy
where it is called Lapascione, lampagione or lampasciuolo. They are
usually eaten in summer when they ripen (and are not as bitter) or are
pickled or boiled with olive oil and vinegar.
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