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)
Scallion
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Scallions are edible vegetables of various species in the genus Allium. Scallions generally have a milder taste than most onions. Green onions/scallions have a long, delicate green stem that is white
Leek
…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 cultivars of A. ampeloprasum…
A bundle of "red scallions"
A germinating scallion, 10 days old
A close-up view of spring onions (note the larger bulbs)
Chopped scallions