Vidalia onions - Page 2

SharkE · ‎08-19-2010

LOL

Marp · ‎03-09-2010

There are some 20 +/- counties with something like 100 growers in Georgia that grow Vidalia onions. Differences in soil, temperature and water have a big impact on how sweet or hot an onion is.

Both what you bought directly from one of the registered farms and what you bought at Sam's Club are likely true Vidalias but the growing environment can be extremely different.

Georgia, like western NC, has more than its fair share of micro climates.

What is good for the goose today will also be good for the gander tomorrow.

SharkE · ‎08-19-2010

I get mine from Morris Farms. I've had better , but, Morris is the cheapest.

Those things aren't cheap. Got a friend who lives there and doesn't care anything about them ! LOL

Mine will last in the refrigerator, really, no kidding, from May to May of next year. Yeah, they will sprout at the tops a little, but, doesn't affect taste.

sunshine45 · ‎03-09-2010

i used to buy the expensive vidalia onions directly from the farms before they became readily available in grocery stores, upscale specialty stores, and at sams club. i have not had any problems with the ones from sams club......they are very sweet and delicious.....and "juicy."

i also love maui sweets onions and oso sweet onions and pick those up sometimes also. look for these when you cannot find vidalias.

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Poodlepet2 · ‎03-09-2010

@SharkE, I love sweet onions-including Vidalias-and I can eat them just like you do!

If they are from Georgia, they ought to be really sweet because of the drought, but it sounds like agriculture took a nose dive this year..I don't know about labeling and origin, but the Vidalias I am seeing in our markets look as if they are from Georgia: huge-sweet-and fruit flies buzzing around them. The latter is a turn-off, but to me, it indicates a high sugar content.

Poodlepet2

momtochloe · ‎11-03-2013

@sunshine45 I very much agree about the Maui sweet onions. For those that don't have access to or are not happy with the quality of the Vidalias in their area the Maui's are a delicious alternative!

SharkE · ‎08-19-2010

Don't think I ever saw them.

I thought when I moved to Tx I would be enjoying 'Tx. sweet onions'

They call that "sweet" burned my throat out and I had gas for hrs. LOL

But, then, I also thought Tx would be land of strawberries grown local and all things fresh produce. Nope. Not happening. Nobody grows strawberries in the Amarillo area bought in from Cal and Mexico. Onions aren't worth the gas they give you.