Capps knows all about Dutch shallots, but when it comes to taste, he recommends French gray, or griselle, shallots. “The flavor is remarkable,” said Capps. The gray shallot’s tough, thicker ...

French gray shallots are the most prized variety in France, but the reddish-brown variety with the pinkish cast is the one most likely to be found at our best markets in California.

If you're wondering about the differences between shallots and onions, here's what you need to know about substituting one for the other in a recipe.

French shallot growers came close to shedding tears of rage on Wednesday as they accused their Dutch rivals of flooding the market with cheaper onions mislabelled as shallots.

To my surprise, the late-sprouting “French Red” shallots produced about double the yield of the French Gray, even though all gardeners planted an equal amount of both types.

Last autumn on a whim I ordered some French grey shallots to plant for summer harvest. I have grown fall planted garlic for many years with success and thought adding shallots might be fun ...

Most of the shallots in your grocery store are round or teardrop-shaped and come in shades of pink and purple. French chefs favor young, brownish-gray shallots.

But now you can also find Condon's garlics, along with supersized sweet Stockton red onions and a true rarity -- scraggly, scrawny and delicious French gray shallots.

Pink shallots have a stronger flavour than brown shallots and are popular in French cuisine. Grey shallots are similar to pink shallots but have a very fine, mild flavour, so can be eaten raw as ...

Shallots can enhance the flavour of many dishes. Here’s how to make a delicious dip Shallot or eschallot refers to two different Allium species of plant. The French grey shallot or griselle ...