Crimean onion, known to many as Yalta, was artificially bred in the 30s of the last century on the Crimean peninsula. The vegetable is famous not only for its unusual purple color, sweet taste, but also for its rich composition.

Description and characteristics of the Yalta onion

Vegetables are classified as salad varieties, which contain a minimum amount of essential oils that irritate the mucous membranes. This species is grown only on the Crimean peninsula, as in other climatic zones it acquires a sharp taste. The growing season accounts for about 150 days. Externally, it is a flattened sphere covered with purple husks.

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The inner scales are white or slightly pink in color, quite fleshy and juicy. On average, one onion consists of 7 layers, it tastes sweet with a slight note of bitterness. Unlike its relatives, the Crimean onion is poorly stored - no more than 4 months.

Properties of Crimean onions for the human body

The composition of onions is rich enough, which makes it a valuable food product.

Benefit

• Regular consumption of red onion has a healing effect on a number of body systems:
• Increases immunity.
• It has anti-inflammatory properties due to antioxidants included in the composition.
• Prevents and slows down the development of cancer cells. Allicin, which is rich in vegetables, has an antitumor effect.
• It removes toxins and cholesterol, which has a beneficial effect on the functioning of the cardiovascular system and skin condition.
• It increases the acidity of the stomach, has a low sugar content and is included in a number of diet programs.

Harm and contraindications

• Completely abandon the use of vegetables is necessary for people who have:
• individual intolerance to the product;
• gastrointestinal tract diseases;
• problems with the liver and kidneys.

Application methods

The combination of high taste with a rich composition allows you to use Yalta onion not only in cooking, but also in folk medicine.

In cooking

Red onions are used in the same way as regular ones; they are used both in raw and in heat-treated form. Add to salads, appetizers, side dishes, meat and fish dishes, as well as to salty pastries. It should be noted that the effect of temperature affects the color of the product, it becomes paler. In order to preserve the abundance of useful substances, it is recommended to use fresh onions.

In folk medicine

They use a vegetable to combat a number of diseases:

1. Cold. To do this, mix in equal parts onion with honey or goose fat. The resulting mixture is rubbed into the chest and wrapped in a warm blanket. Or they prepare a preparation for ingestion: onion juice is mixed with honey and taken in 1 tbsp. l 4 times a day.
2. When parasites are used as an anthelmintic. To do this, fill the onion with a glass of warm water and insist for 7 hours. Take on an empty stomach for half a cup. The course of treatment is 4–5 days.
3. To restore the regularity of the menstrual cycle, a husk decoction is used.. 1 kg of raw material is poured with 2 glasses of water and boiled for 20 minutes. Cool and take on an empty stomach for two weeks.

Growing Features

A variety is grown from seeds using seedling technology in closed ground. Seeds are planted at the end of winter, and seedlings - after 1.5–2 months so that the transplantation of young sprouts occurred in April-May. Cultivation requires special microclimate parameters. So, the temperature is considered to be the norm + 18 ° C, moderate watering, often use additional luminescent light sources. Before planting, the seedlings are tempered, young seedlings are taken out for several hours on the street.

Important! The culture needs daily watering during the ripening of fruits, this guarantees juiciness and the formation of characteristic taste properties.

Transplanted into 4-centimeter wells, after the formation of 3-4 sheets. Agricultural technology includes regular loosening of the soil, weeding, fertilizing, systematic moistening of the soil. Harvested in August-September, at this time, the deciduous part is already falling to the ground. For this, the bulbs are dug up or they are poked with a pitchfork.

Methods and storage periods

Store the vegetable at a temperature below + 15 ° C, and also in low humidity - not more than 50%. Often the bulbs are woven into braids so that they do not touch each other in order to prevent rot. The variety has poor keeping quality and is stored for no more than 4 months.

Now you know what the bright husk of Crimean onion hides behind itself, how it is useful and for the treatment of which it can be used. Regular, and most importantly - moderate use of the vegetable will significantly improve the state of health, and a sweet taste will make the process more enjoyable.