Wild onion dinners mark the turn of the season in Indian Country

By GRAHAM LEE BREWER Associated Press OKMULGEE, Okla. (AP) — Wild onions are among the first foods to grow at the tail end of winter in the South, and generations of Indigenous people place the alliums at the center of an annual communal event. From February through May, there’s a wild onion dinner every Saturday somewhere in Oklahoma. The wild onions are typically cooked for large gatherings. It’s a side dish of greens with a familiar peppery b…

14 days ago·Colorado Springs, United States

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KIFI

Wild onion dinners mark the turn of the season in Indian Country

By GRAHAM LEE BREWER Associated Press OKMULGEE, Okla. (AP) — Wild onions are among the first foods to grow at the tail end of winter in the South, and generations of Indigenous people place the alliums at the center of an annual communal event. From February through May, there’s a wild onion dinner every Saturday somewhere in Oklahoma. The wild onions are typically cooked for large gatherings. It’s a side dish of greens with a familiar peppery b…

14 days ago·Idaho Falls, United States

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KVIA

Wild onion dinners mark the turn of the season in Indian Country

By GRAHAM LEE BREWER Associated Press OKMULGEE, Okla. (AP) — Wild onions are among the first foods to grow at the tail end of winter in the South, and generations of Indigenous people place the alliums at the center of an annual communal event. From February through May, there’s a wild onion dinner every Saturday somewhere in Oklahoma. The wild onions are typically cooked for large gatherings. It’s a side dish of greens with a familiar peppery b…

14 days ago·Panama City, United States

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Winnipeg Free Press

Wild onion dinners mark the turn of the season in Indian Country

OKMULGEE, Okla. (AP) — As winter fades to spring and the bright purple blossoms of the redbud trees begin to bloom, Cherokee chef Bradley James Dry knows it’s time to […]

14 days ago·Winnipeg, Canada

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National Post

Wild onion dinners mark the turn of the season in Indian Country

OKMULGEE, Okla. (AP) -- As winter fades to spring and the bright purple blossoms of the redbud trees begin to bloom, Cherokee chef Bradley James Dry knows it's time to forage for morels as well as a staple of Native American cuisine in Oklahoma: wild green onions.

14 days ago·Canada

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