Pondok Cabe Ilir, Tangerang, Indonesia – August 12, 2022: Bawang Merah Or The Shallot With Selected Focus. Stock Photography

The shallot is a botanical variety (a cultivar) of the onion. Until 2010, the (French red) shallot was classified as a separate species, Allium ascalonicum. The taxon was synonymized with Allium cepa (the common onion) in 2010, as the difference was too small to justify a separate species. As part of the onion genus Allium, its close relatives include garlic, scallions, leeks, chives, and the Chinese onion.