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Article: The petite Italian onion
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- The Record (Bergen County, NJ)
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- October 20, 2004
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BONNIE S. BENWICK, The Washington Post
The Record (Bergen County, NJ)
10-20-2004
The petite Italian onion -- Tender, delicate cipolline
By BONNIE S. BENWICK, The Washington Post
Date: 10-20-2004, Wednesday
Section: FOOD
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Belle cipolline (chee-po-LEE-neh; often spelled cipollini) are the grape hyacinth bulbs we've come to know as the onions that look like dainty flying saucers - and ones that appear with flying-saucer frequency at grocery stores. Although some large, squished-looking American-grown specimens have cropped up at Whole Foods Markets of late, true Italian heirloom varieties are rarely more than 2 inches across and come in ...