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,
Alfred Onions was later the first treasurer of the SWMF. Onions was active in the Liberal-Labour movement, serving on local school boards, then on Monmouth County Council, becoming its chair. He was also the first chair of Risca Urban District Council. As the SWMF moved to support the Labour Party, Onions followed. He was elected as Member of Parliament (MP) for Caerphilly at the 1918 general election, but died in office in 1921, aged 62. His successor was Morgan Jones. Alfred Onions Alfred Onions (30 October 1858 – 5 July 1921) was a Welsh Labour Party politician. Born in St George's, Shropshire