French onion sellers, who traditionally arrive in London to sell their Roscoff onions for Christmas, are a dying breed. Apparently their are only 15 left, down from 1500 in the 1930s.
Sunday, December 21, 2008
a British Christmas tradition just hangs on
French onion sellers, who traditionally arrive in London to sell their Roscoff onions for Christmas, are a dying breed. Apparently their are only 15 left, down from 1500 in the 1930s.
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As a girl my family lived for a few years in the early 70s in London--and bought onions from the onion mongers. So pretty! I have no memory about how they tasted but appreciated the aesthetics.
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