Persian Shallot Bulbs

Bulbs of persian shallot called mooseer in farsi are oval white skinned usually of one and rarely of two main bulbs and are completely different from common.

Persian shallot bulbs. Type of active substance. Hirtifolium as the same species while others treat a. Many types of shallot seeds available including. Allium stipitatum persian shallot is an asian species of onion native to central and southwestern asia.

I bought my original plant as allium hirtifolium a perennial ornamental onion only later having it identified by my onion friend wietse mellema as allium altissimum one of at least three botanical species mostly wild collected in west asia as persian shallot mooseer. Persian shallot a bulb producing plant from alliaceae is an asian species of onion native to central and southwestern asia. Some sources regard allium stipitatum and a. How to grow shallots from bulbs.

Stipitatum from the zagros mountains in iran and iraq and the french gray. Important components of shallot bulbs are flavonols which include. French red ambition hybrid dutch yellow and holland red in stock at burpee. Cepa aggregatum group it is also used for the persian shallot or musir a.

Most of those eaten are harvested from the wild sliced. Similar to both onions and garlic shallots are made up of bulbs sheathed in fine papery skin. Most of those eaten are harvested from the wild sliced dried and sold at markets. It is a wildly growing plant collected for its bulbs.

Aggregatum or the a. Uses bulbs of allium stipitatum are eaten in iran where they are called mooseer or in english persian shallot. The name shallot comes from ashkelon an ancient canaanite city where people in classical greek times believed shallots originated. Stipitatum is known as the persian shallot.

10x allium stipitatum mount everest set of 10 persian shallot bedding plants flowers for garden flower bulbs ø 12 14 cm 13 39 13. They grow wild across the zagros mountains in different provinces of iran. Shallots are a great alternative to garlic that is easy to grow and essential in many gourmet dishes. The green tops.

Shallots taste like a blend of mild onion and garlic making an excellent substitute for onions in dishes where a more delicate flavor is desired. Fom jabali al karas ghofloot. The term shallot is usually applied to the french red shallot allium cepa var. Bulbus allii hirtifoliae english names.

In iran the species is used for food and has been referred to by the english name persian shallot.