Brown Onion Spanish Mercedes (Allium cepa) 20 Seeds approx.
 
 
The brown onion or yellow onion (Allium cepa L.) is a variety of dry onion with a strong flavour. They have a greenish-white, light yellow, or white inside; its layers of papery skin have a yellow-brown or pale golden colour.
The smaller brown onion, used for pickling and in stews. They have a low water content and strong flavour.
 
Brown onions are usually served cooked and are used in a wide range of dishes where a distinctive onion flavour is required including casseroles, liver and onions, sauces, gravies, soups, pies, pizzas and curries.
 

Large brown onions, often found packed 3 or 4 in a net in the supermarket, have traditionally been of Spanish or Chilean origin. More and more British onions are being used for these packs but there are still a large amount of Spanish and Chilean onions used.
 

This packet contains approx 20 seeds