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Are they just spring onions then? 
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Yup....the US call them scallions.
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Aha.... another vegetable mystery solved!
Thanks!
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Aubergine - Egg Plant
Corriander - Celantro
S - Z
any others that the Americans decided to change?
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Courgette = Zucchini
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Believe the Irish call them scallions as well.Comment
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They can also be referred to as green onions.Happy Gardening,
Shirley
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simmer scallions in milk till tender and add all to mashed potatoes with clump of butterOriginally posted by onefivenine View PostIndeed we do.
Lovely mixed in with mashed potatoes + loads of butter = that's called 'champ' by the way.never be afraid to ask because a little knowledge is a dangerous thing.
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bet you miss all the big town excitement from you left lolOriginally posted by onefivenine View PostTop man Greg for pointing out the crucial simmering bit!
Got to be one of the simplest recipes ever! I was raised on the stuff.
(Funny enough I was born in Lurgan
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i,m from shankill street and only ever left on holidays,real stick in the mud.
but growing your own veg here,like most places i believe,has really took off.SCALLIONS being a real favourite.never be afraid to ask because a little knowledge is a dangerous thing. Comment
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Spring onions in England
Scallions in Ireland and USA
Syboes in Scotland (pronounced "sybees")
Vive la difference, mind you,they all taste the same!Jock
O' wad some Poo'er
the giftie gie us
tae see oor'sels
as ithers see us.......Robert BurnsComment
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Scallions in Jamaica too. Although if I buy scallions from a Caribbean grocer they do taste different somehow.Comment
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I was only about 5 mins away in Merrion Drive. Had an uncle in Magheralin who grew tatties and even had a goat at one point - scary thing it was too!Originally posted by greg77 View Post
Took me until this year to try growing anything.
Syboes is what my GF's mum calls them - never seen it written down though - I would never have reaslised it was the same word!Originally posted by stooriefit View PostComment
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We called them scallions in the north east too.
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