This show originally aired on January 21, 2021
Ask any chef or home cook what ingredient they can’t live without, and we bet they’ll say onions. So many delicious things start with cooking onions. Onions are the foundation of the world’s great cuisines. In this episode, we celebrate the onion. . .the most essential ingredient in the kitchen. Kate Winslow, author of the book , shares recipes and onion wisdom. Plus, we talk with Sefra Alexandra, aka , about her quest to revive the . She’s an agroecologist and ethnobotantist who has dedicated her life to seed saving and preserving the genetic biodiversity of the food we eat. You haven’t met anyone more passionate about seeds and onions in º£½Ç»»ÆÞ. And finally, we dive into the crop’s notable history in Westport during the Civil War with historian Ramin Ganeshram, and Chef Plum shares his riff on a first-year culinary school classic: French Onion Soup.
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Robyn Doyon-Aitken and Catie Talarski produced this show.
Guests:
- Kate Winslow – Author of
- Sefra Alexandra () – Agroecologist and ethnobotantist. Founder of
- Ramin Ganeshram – Executive Director of the , author of
Featured Recipes:
Ramin Ganeshram’s
