SHALLOT

It is a plant whose bulbs are similar in all respects to the onion. The first difference that catches the eye is the size, generally smaller than that of an onion: once peeled, it does not exceed 4-5 centimetres. The outer sheaths (those very thin "covers" that cover the bulb) are of various colors, depending on the specific variety: they can be found in a purplish green, red, red-brown, pinkish red, purple, yellow, gray and white .