Red onion garnish for the traditional bean-and-smoked ham soups. The red onion from Tropea, Italy, (Italian: "Cipolla Rossa di Tropea") is a particular variety of red onion which grows in a small area of Calabria in southern Italy named Capo Vaticano near the city of Tropea. This onion has a stronger and sweeter aroma and the inner part is juicier and whiter than other red onions and it is possible to make a jam with it. In March 2008, the European Union registered the Protected Designation of Origin mark for the red onions produced in this particular area. In the United States,
Oliver Onions Lovecraft stated, "I have Onions' "Ghosts in Daylight" ... I didn't care much for the various tales." Karl Edward Wagner's short story, "In the Pines" (1973) is an homage to Onions' "The Beckoning Fair One". "The Beckoning Fair One" was also the inspiration for a 1968 Italian/French horror film called "A Quiet Place in the Country". Russell Hoban alludes to Onions' work in his books "Her Name Was Lola" and "Amaryllis Night and Day". Oliver Onions George Oliver Onions (13 November 1873 – 9 April 1961), who published under the name Oliver Onions, was a British writer of short stories