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Allium chinense (also known as Chinese onion,Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database: Allium. University of Melbourne. Updated 3 August 2013. Retrieved 5 September 2014. Chinese scallion, glittering chive, Japanese scallion, Jiangxi scallion, and Oriental onion) is an Eating species of Allium, native to China, and cultivated in many other countries. Its close relatives include the onion, scallion, leek, chive, and garlic.
In Vietnam, pickled A. chinense, known as củ kiệu, is often served during Tết (Lunar New Year).
In Japanese, it is known as 辣韮 or 薤. Glass bottles of white rakkyō bulb pickles are sold in Asian supermarkets in North America.
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