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The West Loop spot is an intimately American- and Asian-influenced restaurant serving things such as griddle bread inspired by Chinese scallion pancakes, Yamagata koshihikari, suzuki tartare and Royal Milk tiramisu.—Zareen Syed, Chicago Tribune, 2 Apr. 2025 Uncover rice and fluff with a fork; stir in cilantro, lime zest, and scallions.—Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 23 Mar. 2025 Malaysian roti canai and Trinidadian buss up shut are both flaky, layered varieties similar to Taiwanese scallion pancakes.—Shilpa Uskokovic, Bon Appétit, 13 Mar. 2025 Serve warm with an additional pat of butter on top (optional) and garnish with the green scallions.—Lynda Balslev, The Mercury News, 3 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for scallion
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Etymology
Middle English scaloun, from Anglo-French scalun, escaloin, from Vulgar Latin *escalonia, from Latin ascalonia (caepa) onion of Ascalon, from feminine of ascalonius of Ascalon, from Ascalon-, Ascalo Ascalon, seaport in ancient Palestine
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