Scallions not an herb?

[Julio]

Hello,

I have looked at 2 websites searching for scallions, green onion, spring onions... and nothing shows up as scallion being an herb.

Is scallion an herb?

 

[Silversage]

I don't think it's considered an herb. I don't know it's scientific classification, but it's classified with onions, leeks & shallots.

The dark green end is relatively mild, however, and is often used like an herb in some recipes.

 

[recipedirect]

It is in the onion family and not considered a herb.

 

[Andy M.]

I'd call it a vegetable. It's a type of onion, onions are vegetables, therefore, scallions are vegetables.

 

[carol219]

Scallions are spring onions, allium cepa. Used for its mild flavor and color. Herbs are the green parts of plants (leaves) used as flavoring.

 

[jpaulg]

Technically a herb is a leaf of a plant that is useful.

Herbs can be medicinal, dyes, and many other things not just food flavourings. For example agar which is a thickening agent like gelatine is extracted from the leaf of a seaweed and is a herb.