Wednesday Word: Cibol

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Cibol - noun.

I contemplated changing my mind about cibol. My fear as wordsmith is that I don't fully understand something when I share it.

However, cibol is just one of many names for Allium fistulosum, the Welsh onion, although you may know is as a spring onion. It's a tasty ingredient and pretty ornamental plant. Cibol is the historical name.

Here's a list of all the names and variations listed in Wikipedia:

• Cornwall--chibbles
• Jamaica--escallion
• Japan--negi
• Korea--silpa
• Scotland--sybies or syboes

Now, it would be easy to confuse the use of "Welsh" and leeks. Spring onions are non-native to Wales and uncommon in Welsh cuisine. Allium fistulosum is indigenous to China, and Wikipedia suggests the "Welsh" part is used to describe the "foreign" aspect of the plant ¯\_(ツ)_/¯



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