http://www.mizchef.com Food Is Sexy Sun, 05 Feb 2012 23:18:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.mizchef.com/recipes/cipolline-agrodolce/comment-page-1/#comment-241 mizchef » Blog Archive » 5 Things I Learned This Thanksgiving Sat, 28 Nov 2009 23:10:31 +0000 http://www.mizchef.com/?page_id=839#comment-241 [...] 3. Cipolline. There is no substitute. These are small Italian onions that are available only in fall. They are a delicacy. They have a strong flavor, somewhat bitter, but Italians seem to be fond of that. It’s an acquired taste but one that is prized. I make them agrodolce—sweet and sour—and when done properly, they are addicting. This photo shows what the end product looks like. Anyway, they can be hard to find and I substituted pearl onions. Well, it just isn’t the same. They don’t cook up the same and they certainly don’t taste the same. So, if you’re going to give cipolline a try, don’t bother if you can’t find the real thing. Here’s a recipe. [...] [...] 3. Cipolline. There is no substitute. These are small Italian onions that are available only in fall. They are a delicacy. They have a strong flavor, somewhat bitter, but Italians seem to be fond of that. It’s an acquired taste but one that is prized. I make them agrodolce—sweet and sour—and when done properly, they are addicting. This photo shows what the end product looks like. Anyway, they can be hard to find and I substituted pearl onions. Well, it just isn’t the same. They don’t cook up the same and they certainly don’t taste the same. So, if you’re going to give cipolline a try, don’t bother if you can’t find the real thing. Here’s a recipe. [...]

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