Onion, Minced (Dry)

Botanical Name: Allium cepa Flavor: Warm, Pungent, Savory, Tangy, Earthy, slightly Sweet Origin: USA Use With: Beef, Chicken, Pork, Lamb, Game Meats, Fish, Seafood, Tofu, Vegetables, Rice, Pasta Description: Though onions are technically a vegetable, more specifically a bulb in the lily family, they are typically classified as a spice, whether fresh or dried, because of their use primarily as a seasoning. An indispensable ingredient in almost every one of the world’s cuisines where it is used fresh or dry to add volume, texture, and obviously flavor to dishes of all sorts. Also known as Dehydrated Onion, Diced Onion Flakes, and Dried Chopped Onion, dry Minced Onion, of all the dried forms of onion imparts the closest match in flavor and texture to fresh onion and can be used in all of the same ways in any recipe (though you want to rehydrate in water before frying or sautéing). Dry Minced Onion delivers all of the intense flavor you would expect from fresh onion but with less sharpness