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 Yorkshire, England). He studied art for three years in London at the National Arts Training Schools (now the Royal College of Art). In the book "Twentieth Century Authors", Onions described his interests as motoring and science; he was also an amateur boxer as a young man. In 1909, he married the writer Berta Ruck (1878–1978), and they had two sons, Arthur (b. 1912) and William (b. 1913). In 1918, he legally changed his name to George Oliver but continued to publish under the name Oliver Onions. He died on 9 April 1961 in Aberystwyth, Wales. Originally trained as a commercial