date:Sep 26, 2012
common when the season starts, a strong market is also a result of the pink onion's specialty nature in general and the Roscoff onion's status in particular.
The Roscoff onion must be cleaned by hand, and there is no treatment against germination, said Glbart. Added to the fact that the Roscoff has AOC status, which designates it as having the qualities and characteristics of produce grown from a specific geographic region, it makes sense that the Roscoff commands a higher price.
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