Shallot Facts

Rats are sometimes eaten in parts of France. In Bordeaux, there is a recipe that calls for the use of alcoholic rats who live in wine cellars. The rats are skinned and eviscerated, brushed with a thick sauce of olive oil and crushed shallots, and grilled over a fire of broken wine barrels. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rat…

Both scallions and shallots are named for the ancient Canaan city of Ashkelon, erroneously so, as neither originated there. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sca…

The world’s most expensive hot dog is 18” long, on an herb/oil focaccia roll with truffle butter, and grilled. It’s topped with mustard, garlic/herb mayo, shallots, baby greens, bacon, tomato, moose cheese, cranberries, basil olive oil/pear-cranberry-coconut balsamic vinaigrette, and pepper. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hot…

Shallots and scallions are both named for the Ancient Mediterranean port the Romans called Ascalonia, now known as Ashkelon en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ash…

The difference between shallots and onions buzzle.com/articles/shall…

Scallions and Green Onions are the same thing, but Chives come from a completely different plant. huffingtonpost.com/entry/…

Big Ben only has to be accurate to +/- 2 seconds. youtube.com/watch?v=5qEPD…