Fresh Vegetable

Borettane Onion

Ref: ONI-04

Italian name: Cipolle borretane

Weight order: 5 kg

Description: The borettana onion is an Italian pearl onion known for its flat, saucer-like shape. The best growing area is in the Parma Countryside (Sala Baganza). The borettane onions range from 1" to 3" in diameter.


Season: They are harvested at the end of July and they are stocked and supplied up to next March

Serving suggestion: They can be served fresh together with salad in slices or cooked in many different ways. The taste of cooked onion is uniquely mild and sweet. Its flat shape makes it ready to use as ingredient for prepared dishes.