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Allium mongolicum — wild Mongolian-Gansu allium with thread-thin leaves; mild, herb-like, slightly bitter.
Where it comes from
Inner Mongolia, Gansu, Ningxia desert and grassland regions. Foraged or grazed — desert sheep eating sand onion is what gives Hexi-corridor lamb its flavor.
In the kitchen
Desert onion, or Allium mongolicum, is a wild allium with thread-thin leaves, offering a mild, herb-like, slightly bitter flavor. It is native to the desert and grassland regions of Inner Mongolia, Gansu, and Ningxia. It is foraged or grazed by local livestock.
