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All the Alliums

SERIES 35 | Episode 19 Alliums are a vegie-garden staple, but they can be difficult to get going. Alliums - garlic, onions, leeks and chives hate competition, so preparing a bed and keeping it free from weeds is a key factor to growing success. Like regular onions, they produce an underground bulb, but instead of flowers at the end of …

Growing Allium

The awards form a guard of honour in the lobby of the Lake District's Askham Hall. Ted Thornhill checked in to Askham Hall and dined at Allium, which he discovered is a thoroughbred restaurant on all fronts, from the nibbles to the main courses and wine pairing The Lake District's Askham Hall - the VisitEngland Small Hotel of the Year …

Spring is here! Time to celebrate the arrival of alliums

This story first appeared on Food52, an online community that gives you everything you need for a happier kitchen and home – that means tested recipes, a shop full of beautiful products, a cooking hotline, and everything in between! They also like to go by some other names, just to keep things spicy: look for garlic stems or Allium sativum. …

Australia's top chefs have revealed the ingredients they can't live without - including sesame oil, bread and the 'allium' family. Japanese-born chef Tetsuya Wakuda, the owner of Sydney's fine dining restaurant Tetsuya's, said he can't go past the 'comforting taste' of soy sauce. Japanese-born chef Tetsuya Wakuda, the owner of Sydney's fine dining restaurant Tetsuya's, said he can't go past …

Colorectal cancer is cancer that starts in the colon or the rectum. According to the latest health research, consumption of allium vegetables including garlic, onion and leek, is associated with a reduced risk of colorectal cancer. The study, published in the Asia Pacific Journal of Clinical Oncology, showed that the odds of having colorectal cancer was 79 per cent lower …