Allium chinense explained

Allium chinense (also known as Chinese onion,[1] Chinese scallion, glittering chive,[2] Japanese scallion, Kiangsi scallion, and Oriental onion) is an edible species of Allium, native to China, and cultivated in many other countries.[3] Its close relatives include the onion, scallion, leek, chive, and garlic.[4]

Distribution

Allium chinense is native to China (in Anhui, Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hainan, Henan, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangxi, and Zhejiang provinces). It is naturalized in other parts of Asia as well as in North America.[5]

Uses

Culinary

Owing to its very mild and "fresh" taste, A. chinense is often pickled and served as a side dish in Japan and Vietnam to balance the stronger flavor of some other component in a meal. For example, in Japanese cuisine, it is eaten as a garnish on Japanese curry.[6]

In Vietnam, pickled A. chinense, known as củ kiệu, is often served during Tết (Lunar New Year).

In Japanese, it is known as . Glass bottles of white rakkyō bulb pickles are sold in Asian supermarkets in North America.[7]

Medicinal

Allium chinense is used as a folk medicine in tonics to help the intestines, and as a stomachic.[8]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database: Allium. University of Melbourne. Updated 3 August 2013. Retrieved 5 September 2014.
  2. Book: English Names for Korean Native Plants . . 2015 . 978-89-97450-98-5 . Pocheon . 347 . 17 December 2016 . . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20170525105020/http://www.forest.go.kr/kna/special/download/English_Names_for_Korean_Native_Plants.pdf . 25 May 2017 .
  3. http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=200027461 Flora of China Vol. 24 Page 196 藠头 jiao tou Allium chinense G. Don, Mem. Wern. Nat. Hist. Soc. 6: 83. 1827.
  4. Book: Block, E.. Garlic and Other Alliums: The Lore and the Science. Royal Society of Chemistry. 2010. 978-0-85404-190-9.
  5. Web site: Allium chinense Rakkyo PFAF Plant Database. 2021-11-10. pfaf.org.
  6. Web site: 2007-02-06. Japanese beef curry (Curry Rice). live. 2021-11-10. JustHungry. en. https://web.archive.org/web/20070208004023/http://www.justhungry.com:80/japanese-beef-curry . 2007-02-08 .
  7. Web site: Niitakaya Rakkyo . Asia Mart, Santa Rosa. live . 2023-06-24. 2021-12-02. https://web.archive.org/web/20211202222336/https://asiamartsr.com/products/niitakaya-rakkyo-pickled-scallion.
  8. Web site: James A. Duke . Allium chinense (LILIACEAE) . Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases . 2017-12-15.

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