SPRING ONIONS
Spring onions are vegetables of various Allium onion species and have a milder taste than most onions. Their close relatives include garlic, shallots, leeks and chives. Spring onions may be cooked or used raw as a part of salads, salsas or Asian recipes. Diced spring onions are used in soups, noodle and seafood dishes, sandwiches, curries and as part of a stir-fry. During the Passover meal (Seder), Persian Jews whack each other with spring onions before singing the song Dayenu, symbolising the whips endured by the Israelites under the ancient Egyptians.