Shallots

Me: "I bought my first shallots today!

Cliff: "Oh good... we can set them on the counter and look at them."

Me: ....

Cliff: "I mean... we can hang them up and put lights on them?"

Me: ...

Cliff: "What are shallots?" :)

I looked it up. They are basically small onions with a narrow neck used interchangeably with onions, but they have a "delicate" flavor that dissolves into liquids better than other onions, therefore shallots are often used in sauces. The info I found said that they should be used whenever possible if a recipe calls for it... that's why I bought them! I'm going to try a few new recipes this week and one them calls for shallots. We'll see if they taste any different...