Leek
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A leek is a biennial vegetable, a cultivar of Allium ampeloprasum, the broadleaf wild leek. The edible part of the plant is a bundle of leaf sheaths that is sometimes colloquially called a "stem" or "
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Fresh leeks sautéing
Leek soup
Still life with leeks by Carl Schuch (National Museum, Warsaw)
Onion
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The onion, also known as the bulb onion or common onion, is a vegetable that is the most widely cultivated species of the genus Allium. The shallot is a botanical variety of the onion which was classi
Leek
…The edible part of the plant is a bundle of leaf sheaths that is sometimes colloquially called a "stem" or "stalk". The genus Allium also contains the onion, garlic, shallot, scallion, chives, and Chinese onion. Three closely related vegetables—elephant garlic, kurrat and Persian leek or tareh—are also…
Mixed onions
Roots, leaves and developing bulb
Inflorescence with flower buds
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