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How to use scallion in a sentence

10 example sentences · noun

Scallion means a spring onion, Allium fistulosum. Example: “The latter features citrus-soy beef, Maui onion sauce and ginger scallion sauce.”

More sentences with scallion

  • The latter features citrus-soy beef, Maui onion sauce and ginger scallion sauce.2024 August 21, Kelli Shiroma Braiotta, “Filipino food with a twist”, in Crave (Honolulu Star-Advertiser), Honolulu, Haw., →ISSN, →OCLC…. From the entry bistek
  • Rounds of olive-oily focaccia are scattered with coarse salt and rosemary, scallions, or tomato sauce.2007, Patricia Unterman, Patricia Unterman’s San Francisco Food Lover’s Pocket Guide, Berkeley, Calif.: Ten Speed Press, →ISBN, page 101. From the entry olive-oily
  • A ramp is a potently flavored wild scallion, a vegetable with staying power.2006, Su Clauson-Wicker, Off the Beaten Path West Virginia, volume 6, page 61. From the entry ramp
  • I liked the idea of this riff on Peking duck, replete with mini-pancakes, apple and fennel slaw, cherry sauce and scallions.2023 April 29, Peter Hum, “Dutch discoveries in Lowertown: Little Amsterdam serves up both hits and misses”, in Ottawa Citizen, Ottawa…. From the entry pannenkoek
  • You could just make the coconut rice in Melissa Clark's new recipe, flavored with scallions, cilantro and green curry paste.2023 January 13, Emily Weinstein, “What I'm Excited to Cook This Year”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company…. From the entry must-try
  • Culinary students in the States used to be taught that adding GGS—ginger, garlic, and scallions—instantly makes a dish Chinese.2017 March 28, Desmond Tan, Kate Leahy, Burma Superstar: Addictive Recipes from the Crossroads of Southeast Asia [A Cookbook], Ten Speed…. From the entry ggs
  • Substitute three chopped scallions and a minced jalapeño for the onion, and 6 ounces crumbled chorizo for the tomatoes.2008 January–February, Mark Bittman, “The only 7 meals you need for 2008”, in Men's Health, volume 23, number 1, →ISSN, page 138. From the entry chorizo
  • Tightly rolled makis are designed to appeal to the eye--the negi hamachi maki, for instance, is bursting with perfectly centered yellowtail and scallions.2001 March 2, Laura Levy Shatkin, “What's New”, in Chicago Reader. From the entry maki
  • Earliest sown or planted — round beet, peas, forcing carrot, lettuce, radish, early cabbage, peppergrass, mustard, spinach, kohlrabi, turnip, scallion, early potato, fetticus.1945, Maurice Grenville Kains, Five acres and independence: a practical guide to the selection and management of the small farm. From the entry fetticus
  • The second G in the Asian trinity, GGS (ginger, garlic, scallion), it can be subtle or bold, sweet or pungent, depending on how you use it.2017 September 12, Joanne Chang, Karen Akunowicz, Myers+chang At Home: Recipes from the Beloved Boston Eatery, HarperCollins, →ISBN, page 40. From the entry ggs

Meaning of scallion

  1. noun A spring onion, Allium fistulosum.
  2. noun Any of various similar members of the genus Allium.
  3. noun Any onion that lacks a fully developed bulb.

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Questions about scallion in a sentence

How do you use scallion in a sentence?
Scallion is used as a noun. For example: “The latter features citrus-soy beef, Maui onion sauce and ginger scallion sauce.”
What is a short sentence with scallion?
“The latter features citrus-soy beef, Maui onion sauce and ginger scallion sauce.”
What does scallion mean?
Scallion means a spring onion, Allium fistulosum.

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