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Karhunkoski
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by Karhunkoski » Mon Dec 10, 2007 6:56 pm
So in one of those dull moments, for a totally unexplained reason, I suddenly felt the urge to read the label on a 1Kg net bag of onions. I don't think I've ever felt that urge before, well there's no need is there, you can see through the bag, so you know that it's onions!
Anyway, the label read:
"Eating Onions Class 2"

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Other types of onions
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karen
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by karen » Mon Dec 10, 2007 6:59 pm
I noticed that the last time I bought onions. No idea how they are graded.
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by mCowboy » Mon Dec 10, 2007 7:00 pm
Only Finns are allowed to buy the Class 1 onions, which are sweeter and don't make you cry when you peel them.

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Karhunkoski
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by Karhunkoski » Mon Dec 10, 2007 7:14 pm
karen wrote:I noticed that the last time I bought onions. No idea how they are graded.
Hmmm do you think they have an official taster who decides whether each batch of onions goes into the "eating onions" category or into the other category (non-eating onions?

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by mCowboy » Mon Dec 10, 2007 7:21 pm
Karhunkoski wrote:karen wrote:I noticed that the last time I bought onions. No idea how they are graded.
Hmmm do you think they have an official taster who decides whether each batch of onions goes into the "eating onions" category or into the other category (non-eating onions?

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I'd be more worried about the burgers and hot dogs with grade D (edible for humans) you can buy in the US.
True story, was at a BBQ and saw that label on a box, guess if I had any burgers or hot dogs....
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Karhunkoski
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by Karhunkoski » Mon Dec 10, 2007 7:25 pm
I wonder as well as labeling things "eating onions", why they don't label "eating bread", "eating porridge oats" and "eating Fazer Blue chocloate" ??
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by Juha H. » Mon Dec 10, 2007 7:33 pm
The EU is supposed to know everything. Years ago there was a lot of talk about cucumbers being too crooked. They didn't even qualify for class 2.
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by mCowboy » Mon Dec 10, 2007 7:39 pm
Sipulit luokitellaan kolmeen jäljempänä määriteltävään luokkaan.
i) I luokka
Tähän luokkaan luokiteltujen sipulien on oltava hyvälaatuisia. Niiden on oltava muodoltaan ja väriltään lajikkeelle tyypillisiä.
Sipulien on oltava:
- kiinteitä ja tiiviitä,
- ilman ituja,
- vailla onttoa ja jäykkää vartta,
- vailla tavallisuudesta poikkeavan kasvun aiheuttamia paisumia,
- lähes vailla juuritupsua (ennen täydellistä kypsymistä korjatuilla sipuleilla juuret kuitenkin sallitaan).
Vähäiset virheet, jotka eivät millään tavoin haittaa sisintä, ohutta, maltoa suojaavaa kuorta, sallitaan.
ii) II luokka
Tähän luokkaan kuuluvat sipulit, joita ei voida luokitella I luokkaan mutta jotka vastaavat edellä määriteltyjä vähimmäisvaatimuksia.
Niiden on oltava riittävän kiinteitä, ja jos ne säilyttävät tärkeimmät laatu- ja tarjoamisominaisuutensa, niissä saa olla seuraavanlaisia virheitä:
- muoto ja väri eivät ole lajikkeelle tyypillisiä,
- alkavaa itämistä (10 %:n rajoissa määrästä tai painosta sipuleita tiettyä myyntiyksikköä kohti),
- hankaumia,
- lieviä tuholaisten tai kasvitautien aiheuttamia jälkiä,
- pieniä arpeutuneita halkeamia,
- vähäisiä arpeutuneita pintavaurioita, jotka eivät huononna säilyvyyttä.
Niissä saa olla juuritupsu. Virheet, jotka eivät millään tavoin haittaa sisintä, ohutta, maltoa suojaavaa kuorta, sallitaan.
iii) III luokka()
Tähän luokkaan kuuluvat sipulit, joita ei voida luokitella ylempiin luokkiin, mutta jotka vastaavat II luokalle määrättyjä vaatimuksia. Niissä voi kuitenkin olla:
- vähäisiä määriä multaa,
- alkavaa itämistä (enintään 20 % määrästä tai painosta sipuleita tiettyä myyntiyksikköä kohti),
- pintavikoja, jotka eivät huononna tuotteen säilyvyyttä.
http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/Lex ... 13:FI:HTML
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Karhunkoski
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by Karhunkoski » Mon Dec 10, 2007 7:41 pm
Yes but you're missing my intended point, that is, how silly it is to call onions "eating onions". What other sorts of onions are there apart from the type you eat??
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by karen » Mon Dec 10, 2007 7:48 pm
Was it in english or Finnish? Isn't "sipuli" also the stuff you plant now to have flowers in the spring? Aren't there also little sipulis that you plant and have onions in the spring?
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by Rosamunda » Mon Dec 10, 2007 8:00 pm
Yes sure.... daffodils, tulips etc are all "onion" bulbs. I planted some at the weekend and it said "not intended to be eaten" or something like that on the label.
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by Karhunkoski » Mon Dec 10, 2007 8:32 pm
karen wrote:Was it in english or Finnish?
Well, both actually, Ruoka sipuleita I think
oh and German as well!
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by Karhunkoski » Mon Dec 10, 2007 8:33 pm
penelope wrote:Yes sure.... daffodils, tulips etc are all "onion" bulbs. I planted some at the weekend and it said "not intended to be eaten" or something like that on the label.
Now we're getting close

Thanks.
PS But did it actually say, "ONIONS not intended to be eaten" or just "daodil bulbs, not intended to be eaten"....
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by Rosamunda » Mon Dec 10, 2007 8:52 pm
Can't remember. I have thrown the packaging away.
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by sammy » Mon Dec 10, 2007 11:12 pm
A good question, never thought of that myself
I guess the reason provided by penelope isn't far from the truth... additionally it could also be that "ruokasipuli" is a generic name for the -erm- common onion... for example, they have a similar name for it in Swedish (
matlök)
http://www.odla.nu/vegt/matlok.shtml
- don't know if it has anything to do with propagating onions
Speaking of which, it is perhaps a bit more obvious why the term "ruokaperuna" is used... to make a difference with "siemenperuna"...