| Headword | Romagna shallot |
| Domain and subdomain | Nutrition – vegetables |
| Grammatical label | Noun, sing. |
| Definition | The shallot (Allium ascalonicum) is a little white-purple bulb rolled up in an external cling film. The term names both the plant, both its bulb. (1) |
| Note | PGI Romagna Shallot is often confused with garlic or onion but the shallot has a pyriform bulb, with a leather and purple-coloured with white shades skin. The product is covered by an external cling film characterised by different colours, from copper to red. Its flavour is sweeter than the garlic one, but it is more perfumed than the onion one. Romagna shallot is different from the other varieties of shallot cultivated in other zones thanks to its organoleptic characteristics, that are the parfum, the flavour, the colour and the aroma. (2) Emilia-Romagna is the cradle of this product culture, in particular in the areas of Bologna, Ravenna and Forlì-Cesena. Thanks to its versatility, it is used in a high number of recipes. It conveys its ductility in condiments in general, giving the plates aromaticity and tenderness of high level. It is used in the preparation of soups, ragù, fillings and in order to give flavour to meat and roasts. Its leaves, collected when they are green and finely cut, can be used to enrich mixed salads. (3) |
| Context | Romagna Shallot PGI is a characteristic and traditional vegetable of the area of Vena del Gesso Romagnola linked to the hot and dry climate of this section of the Apennines. (4) |
| Phonetic transcription | [ro’maɲa ʃəˈlɒt] |
| Synonyms/Variants | ND |
| Etymology | Mid-17th century: shortening of eschalot, from French eschalotte, alteration of Old French eschaloigne (in Anglo-Norman French scaloun). (5) |
| Product image |  (6) |
| Equivalents | ITA Scalogno di Romagna ESP Chalote Romaña FRA Echalote Romagne RO Ceapă eșalotă din Romagna |
| Note of the equivalents | The name of the product is translated, while the place of production is maintained in Italian. |
| Organisation | Università degli Studi di Modena e Reggio Emilia, Dipartimento di Studi Linguistici e Culturali |
| Date of the sheet | 02/08/2021 |
| Last modified | 25/04/2023 |
| Author Revisor | Margherita Baroni Gloria Zanella |
| Sources | 1) Grande Dizionario Italiano di Gabrielli Aldo 2) https://www.qualigeo.eu/prodotto-qualigeo/scalogno-di-romagna-igp/ 3) https://www.qualigeo.eu/prodotto-qualigeo/scalogno-di-romagna-igp/ 4) http://www.parchiromagna.it/parco.vena.gesso.romagnola/Edettaglio_prodotto.php?id=3220 5) https://languages.oup.com/google-dictionary-en/ 6) https://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=https%3A%2F%2Fupload.wikimedia.org%2Fwikipedia%2Fcommons%2Fthumb%2F9%2F98%2FScalogno_di_Romagna.jpg%2F260px-Scalogno_di_Romagna.jpg&imgrefurl=https%3A%2F%2Fit.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FScalogno_di_Romagna&tbnid=rizpoGuO-snXyM&vet=12ahUKEwiukKvHwYXyAhURyaQKHeb2DXgQMygAegUIARCTAQ..i&docid=X-bAlTPad3Ta3M&w=260&h=218&q=scalogno%20romagna%20&ved=2ahUKEwiukKvHwYXyAhURyaQKHeb2DXgQMygAegUIARCTAQ |
