Red Onion is a sweet and juicy, moderate to the strongly flavored onion with a dark red-purple flesh, which is dotted with white lines. the skin of the red onion has also been used as a dye.

They are used raw and can be added to salads for color and taste, grilled, salsas, and as a topping on burgers and sandwiches or cooked with other foods because of how mild they are.