Bermuda onion

Variety of sweet onion associated with the island of Bermuda

Bermuda onions are a variety of sweet onion associated with the island of Bermuda. They are large and relatively flat with a thin skin that makes them rather perishable. First grown in Bermuda in 1616–1617, they became a staple crop and, by the mid-19th century, a major export. The onion became a symbol of the island and was described by Mark Twain as "her jewel, her gem of gems". The variety began to be grown in the southern United States and by 1920 was the only onion grown in Texas. American production and the effects of the First World War led to a decline in international demand for onions from Bermuda, and the island ceased exporting them in 1946.

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