Red Long of Tropea Onion

Vegetables Keep Us Braided Together. Red onions are so beloved in Tropea, Italy, that an annual summer festival is held in their honor. Hailing from the same region, this torpedo-shaped specialty onion will have you celebrating, too. Although not a storage onion, the sweet, mild, and mouth-watering bulbs can be harvested with their tops in late summer, braided, and hung up like garlic for a few months of fresh eating. Grow it for yourself to see why generations of growers have carefully selected for the traits in this beloved variety.