Egyptian Walking Onions aren't the big, round globes you think of as onions. Egyptian Walking Onions are much smaller bulbs that offer the double bonus of forming smaller bulblets on top of their stems in clusters, kind of like a freaky flower head. You can eat either end, but usually you eat the bulbs from the ground and plant the bulblets for more onions. They get the moniker Walking because if you don't harvest the bulbs, these perennial plants will walk their way across your garden.
They have onion flavor, but more interest. Egyptian Walking Onions are a good way to entice your kids into the grown-up world of seasoned foods.
Tips for growing great onons.