先々週くらいにAさんがフィールドでリサーチした帰りに、ワシントン州はワラワラ市というところで、有名なスウィートオニオンを５パウンドも買ってきてくれたので、私は今、オニオンをたらふく食べたい。明日はオニオンサラダをいっぱい作ろうと思います。このワラワラオニオン、本当においしいですよ。ワラワラで買うと安いのですが、っかりこのへんで買うと５パウンド２０ドルとか、もはやタマネギとは思えない値段がついてたりします。
参考に、我がワシントン州立大学が出しているWSU PRESS出版の”Wandering & Feasting A Washington Cookbook”という本からワラワラについて書いてある部分を抜き出しておきます。
Walla Walla
The entertainer Al Jolson once called Walla Walla “the town they liked so much they named it twice.” It is a friendly community, but the truth is that numerous streams nearby inspired early Native Americans to name the area Walla Walla, meaning “many waters.” White settlers came early; seven miles west of the present-day town of Walla Walla is the site of a mission founded in 1836 by Marcus and Narcissa Whitman. Eleven years later Cayuse Indians killed the Whitmans and twelve others. Many Native American children lay dying of measles, a disease brought in by new missionary settlers, and the Cayuse believed the missionaries were poisoning their sons and daughters. Later, this mission site became an important station on the Oregon Trail. Nearby Fort Walla Walla, built in 1858, is now a museum that includes a reconstructed pioneer village. These eartly beginnings are the baisis for Walla Walla’s title of “The Cradels of Northwest History.”
Wheat, geen peas, and barley are the main crops covering many of the rolling hills surrounding Walla Walla. Famous Walla Walla Sweet onions are cultivated here. Other local crops are asparagus, shallots, other vegetables, and some berries.
A Note about Walla Walla Sweets: the valley soil conditions near Walla Walla give onions a mild and succulent flavor. SInce the late 1920’s, farmers experimented and interpollinated onions searching for an ideal variety. The most prized were the Sweet Spanish onions which later became known simply as, “Walla Walla Sweets.” To be labeled a genuine Walla Walla Sweet, an onion must be grown within a specific geographic boundary encompassing only Walla Walla County and a part of adjoining Umatilla County in northeastern Oregon.
The entertainer Al Jolson once called Walla Walla “the town they liked so much they named it twice.” It is a friendly community, but the truth is that numerous streams nearby inspired early Native Americans to name the area Walla Walla, meaning “many waters.” White settlers came early; seven miles west of the present-day town of Walla Walla is the site of a mission founded in 1836 by Marcus and Narcissa Whitman. Eleven years later Cayuse Indians killed the Whitmans and twelve others. Many Native American children lay dying of measles, a disease brought in by new missionary settlers, and the Cayuse believed the missionaries were poisoning their sons and daughters. Later, this mission site became an important station on the Oregon Trail. Nearby Fort Walla Walla, built in 1858, is now a museum that includes a reconstructed pioneer village. These eartly beginnings are the baisis for Walla Walla’s title of “The Cradels of Northwest History.”
Wheat, geen peas, and barley are the main crops covering many of the rolling hills surrounding Walla Walla. Famous Walla Walla Sweet onions are cultivated here. Other local crops are asparagus, shallots, other vegetables, and some berries.
A Note about Walla Walla Sweets: the valley soil conditions near Walla Walla give onions a mild and succulent flavor. SInce the late 1920’s, farmers experimented and interpollinated onions searching for an ideal variety. The most prized were the Sweet Spanish onions which later became known simply as, “Walla Walla Sweets.” To be labeled a genuine Walla Walla Sweet, an onion must be grown within a specific geographic boundary encompassing only Walla Walla County and a part of adjoining Umatilla County in northeastern Oregon.
だそうでございます。ワラワラ市はすごく小さな市なのですが、この甘いタマネギは、かなり大きなビジネスをもたらしているようですね。では私の大好きなサラダのレシピのご紹介。
Walla Walla Sweet Onion Salad with Tomatoes and Basil
Servings: 4-6
Walla Walla Sweets are so mild that they are best uncooked, as in this simple salad.
3 large ripe tomatoes
1 large Walla Walla Sweet onion
2 tablespoons red wine vinegar
5 tablespoons olive oil
1/2 teaspoon salt
freshly ground pepper
1/4 cup crumbled feta cheese or blue cheese
1/4 cup shredded fresh basil
1. Peel tomatoes if desired by immersing in boiling water for 7 seconds, then cooling under cold tap water, then peeling off skins.
2. Cut tomatoes across into 1/4-inch slices. Arrange slices, overlapping slightly, on a platter.
3. Peel onion and cut into 1/8-inch slices, separate into rings, and arrange over the tomatoes.
4. Combine vinegar, oil, and salt in bottle with lid, and shake. Drizzle over tomatoes and onion rings. Grind black pepper over salad, and sprinkle top with cheese and shredded basil.
Servings: 4-6
Walla Walla Sweets are so mild that they are best uncooked, as in this simple salad.
3 large ripe tomatoes
1 large Walla Walla Sweet onion
2 tablespoons red wine vinegar
5 tablespoons olive oil
1/2 teaspoon salt
freshly ground pepper
1/4 cup crumbled feta cheese or blue cheese
1/4 cup shredded fresh basil
1. Peel tomatoes if desired by immersing in boiling water for 7 seconds, then cooling under cold tap water, then peeling off skins.
2. Cut tomatoes across into 1/4-inch slices. Arrange slices, overlapping slightly, on a platter.
3. Peel onion and cut into 1/8-inch slices, separate into rings, and arrange over the tomatoes.
4. Combine vinegar, oil, and salt in bottle with lid, and shake. Drizzle over tomatoes and onion rings. Grind black pepper over salad, and sprinkle top with cheese and shredded basil.
タマネギのシンプルなおいしさが生きるサラダです。ワラワラオニオンだけでなく、何かしら甘いタマネギが手に入る方は是非お試しくださいね。