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{{Taxobox
| color = lightgreen
| name = Welsh onion
| image = Batun.jpg
| image_width = 250px
| image_caption = ''Allium fistulosum'' at a farm
| regnum = [[Plant]]ae
| divisio = [[Flowering plant|Magnoliophyta]]
| classis = [[Liliopsida]]
| ordo = [[Asparagales]]
| familia = [[Alliaceae]]
| genus = ''[[Allium]]''
| species = '''''fistulosum'''''
| binomial = ''Allium fistulosum''
| binomial_authority = [[Carolus Linnaeus|Linnaeus]]
}}
'''''Allium fistulosum''''' L., widely known as the '''Welsh onion''', is a member of the [[onion]] family, [[Alliaceae]]. The species is very similar in taste and odor to the related garden [[onion]], ''[[Allium cepa]]'', and hybrids between the two ([[tree onion]]s) exist. The Welsh onion, however, does not develop [[bulb]]s, and possesses hollow [[leaf|leaves]] and [[Scape (botany)|scape]]s (''fistulosum'' means "hollow"). Large varieties of the Welsh onion resemble the [[leek]], such as the Japanese 'negi', whilst smaller varieties resemble [[chives]].

Besides '''Welsh onion''', ''Allium fistulosum'' is known as 'Japanese bunching onion', 'green onion', 'spring onion' and '[[scallion]]'. It is known in French as 'ciboule', and in Portuguese as cebolinha or cozida. <ref name="prota">Grubben, G.J.H. & Denton, O.A. (2004) Plant Resources of Tropical Africa 2. Vegetables. PROTA Foundation, Wageningen; Backhuys, Leiden; CTA, Wageningen.</ref> Historically, the Welsh onion was known as the 'cibol'.<ref>Ward, A: [http://digital.lib.msu.edu/projects/cookbooks/books/grocersencyclopedia/ency.html "The Encyclopedia of Food and Beverage"], New York, 1911. Retrieved January 5, 2007.</ref>

The name 'Welsh onion' is a [[misnomer]] in modern English, as ''Allium fistulosum'' is not indigenous to [[Wales]]. "Welsh" preserves the original meaning of the [[Old English]] word ''welisc'', or old German 'welsche', meaning "foreign". The species originated in Asia, possibly [[Siberia]] or [[China]]. Welsh onions are known as 蔥 ([[pinyin]]: cōng) in [[Chinese language|Chinese]], 葱 or ネギ in [[Japanese language|Japanese]] (the Japanese [[transliteration]], 'negi', is another term for Welsh onions), and 파 ('pa') in [[Korean language|Korean]].

== Uses ==

The Welsh onion is widely used in cooking. It is a particularly important ingredient in [[Asian cuisine]], especially in [[East Asia|East]] and [[Southeast Asia]]. It is used in [[Russia]] in the spring for adding green leaves to salads. In Japan it is used in [[miso soup]] and in the [[takoyaki]] [[dumpling]] dish, among others.

It is often grown in a bunch as an [[ornamental plant]].

==References==
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==External links==
{{Commons|Allium fistulosum|Welsh onion}}
{{Wikispecies|Allium fistulosum}}
* [http://database.prota.org/dbtw-wpd/exec/dbtwpub.dll?AC=QBE_QUERY&BU=http%3A%2F%2Fdatabase.prota.org%2Fsearch.htm&TN=PROTAB~1&QB0=AND&QF0=Species+Code&QI0=Allium+fistulosum&RF=Webdisplay PROTAbase on ''Allium fistulosum'']
*[http://www.tripplebrookfarm.com/popages/May/01May29_00_559.html Welsh onion in flower image]

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[[Category:Russian cuisine]]
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[[Category:Leaf vegetables]]
[[Category:Vietnamese cuisine]]
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