V is for Vidalia, Y’all
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Today I’m gonna tell you about my recent trip to the Vidalia onion farms in Georgia – make sure you scroll down to the bottom because we have a really awesome giveaway going on! Â A $500 Visa Card plus a really cool bag filled with Vidalia Onion swag. Â Oh yeah! Â This is one awesome giveaway! And make sure you head over to the Vidalia Onion facebook page & print off a coupon to save some dough off your next bag!
Most of y’all know that I’m from the South. Â If you’ve ever heard me talk, there is no denying it. There are so many things I love about the South, the list is so long really. But some of the things that top that list are the Southern drawls, sweet tea, pecan pie, & Vidalia onions.
And the proper way to pronounce a Vidalia onion is like – Vye-dayle-ya.  Make sure to draw out those syllables for maximum effect 😉
I love onions as it is, but the Vidalia onion is like none other. Â Like Elvis is the king of rock n’ roll, Richard Petty is the king of Nascar, & Vidalias are the king of onions. Simple as that.
Obviously you can tell that I’m a huge fan. Â So, you can imagine how excited I was to be invited on the first ever Vidalia onion farm tour. Â Woot, woot! Myself and some other bloggers got the chance to get a firsthand look at how Vidalia onions are grown, packaged, and all the things behind the scenes. And of course, we got to eat food prepared with the onions. Â Yum!
Let me tell you, the food was so, so good! Â These onions are so versatile, and they make almost anything you pair it with even more incredible than before.
Oh. My. Word…. Y’all… the food!!  It was amazing.  Insanely delicious.  Everything we had included Vidalia onions, and I surely wasn’t complaining.  I couldn’t have been happier with all the pairings we enjoyed.  There were some time where I wanted to pick up my plate & lick it, but I decided to be the lady Mama raised me to be and spare everyone that sight.  This time… 😉
Caution:Â Before proceeding past this point, you may want to grab you a napkin to wipe the drool that will probably start to accumulate on your chin.
Grilled Vidalia Onion Sirloin (available at Applebees!)Â
Vidalia Onion Rings – So Classic, So Good!
They had a variety of 3 different dipping sauces to be served alongside, and of course – I had to try all 3!
Vidalia Onion & Cucumber Salad
Grilled Porterhouse Pork Chop, Pan Roasted Bacon Wrapped Diver Scallops, & Sweet Onion Casserole
And get this – we even had Vidalia Onion Cheesecake with a Salted Caramel Sauce…. and I’ll be totally honest. Â I was a little scared. Â But I kid you not, this was one of the best desserts I’ve ever had. Â I was shocked about how good it was! Â Seriously, y’all!
Some Pictures from the Farm…
Vidalia onions are fantastically sweet & scientifically that is due to the low amount of sulfur in the soil in which the onions are grown combined with the climate. Â Regular rain, & regular access to irrigation also adds to the flavor & sweetness of the onions. Â Surprisingly, it’s more their high water content than the high sugar content that makes sweet onions so mild. Because of this, regular moisture is a must during the growing season.
Speaking of the growing season… Vidalia Onions are only available in Spring & Summer. Why? Â Because they come to maturity during shorter days than other onions. They are grown as a winter crop, and harvested in the Spring – and most of this onion crop is harvested the good ol’ fashioned way… by hand.
After harvesting, the onions don’t waste much time before they end up in your local produce department.
What’s the  best way to store Vidalia Onions?
Well, one of the best places to keep them is in the refrigerator. Wrap each bulb individually in a paper towel to absorb moisture, & place them in the crisper with the vents closed. Â Most of them will last for months, which can even give you some Vidalia onions left to use for Thanksgiving & Christmas. Â How awesome is that?
You can also store them in the legs of clean sheer pantyhose – that’s actually something I’ve seen my grandmother do for many moons. Â Tie a knot between each onion, and when you’d like to use one – just cut it off at the knot.
And never, never store your Vidalia onions with potatoes. Â Vidalia onions don’t like potatoes, and there will be a brawl to erupt. Ok, so maybe they won’t actually fight – but the ‘taters will make the onions go bad faster.
And stay tuned – because I’ve got some great Vidalia onion recipes coming! Â Also, the Vidalia Onion website is definitely not lacking in the recipe department, check it out!
Now, let’s do this giveaway! I’m so excited about this one – the Vidalia Onion committee is so super generous that they want to give one of YOU $500 & a #VisforVidalia swag bag!! How’s that for some Southern hospitality? And I’ve paired with some of my bloggy friends to make this giveaway even bigger – so after you enter my giveaway, make sure you follow the links underneath the rafflecopter widget to enter theirs as well!
And for extra entries, check these links out too:
Mmm…onion rings!
So many delicious onion ideas!
I love Vidalia onions!
I knew little more about Vidalia onions than their name and awesome taste. THANKS for the field trip!
I am drooling over here over the pictures. The food looks amazing! My favorite is the Vidalia Onion Rings!
We love onions.
love those onions, thank you for the chance to win
Enjoyed this post! Vidalia onions are a favorite no matter what recipe I use.
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Love onions in anything!
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It looks like you had fun. The fresh onion rings look mouthwatering, we love them here.
I love Vidalia onions!! I love to make homemade salsa and top my burgers with them!
Ooh, onion rings! Yummy!
You definitely have my mouth watering this morning!
I really love Vidalia onions and can genuinely taste a difference in them versus other onions.
I cant wait till we get vidalia each year at the grocery stores.
Thanks for the great giveaway! Your trip looks like it was AMAZING!
Vidalias are my favorite kind of onion.
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I adore Vidalia onions and am always happy to see them showing up in the supermarket in the spring. I love cooking with them as well as using them in salads.
I love the sweetness of these onions and how you can use them in salads
Vidalia onions – can’t be beat! Yummm!
These onions look so good! I can’t wait to try them.
I Love Vidalia Onions!
I am totally obsessed with all onions! But Vidalia are SO GOOD when caramelized. Thanks for the fun giveaway!
What fun to visit the onion farm – fantastic pictures too. I leaned away from the screen at the cheesecake, but hey, I’d give it a try! Thank you for the giveaway.
well this is an easy contest for me to like because i already love and use vidalia onions almost everyday. i love the sweet taste and that fresh flavor it brings to my dishes. it is hearty without being overwhelming.
i love onion rings yum
I love onions in just about any form
I never knew onions shouldn’t be by potatoes!
Oh is would be amazing!
I love Vidalia onions!
We love Vidalia onions. Thanks for the tips about how to store them in the fridge at home.
What a great giveaway! I love onions, especially vidalias. They’re the best.
That trip looks like it was so much fun!
I thought I was the only one to be passionate about Vidalia onions! How wonderful you made it an EXCURSION!
love the peace sign for the V for Vidalia!
Love Vidalia onions, just bought them today
Just picked up 10# of them the other day. I always stock up on Vidalia onions when they’re available! Our favorite onions. 🙂
Mm, they are the best onions ever! Wow, I never knew you could make cheesecake with them though – surprising!
I can’t believe I never used to like onions!
Love vidalia onions – simply a raw slice on a burger sizzling off the grill
I love onions.
I love vidalia onions! They are my favorite especially when I make my blooming onions!
I make some delicious homemade Onion Rings with Vidalia Onions.
I love grilled Vidalia onions.
I enjoy Vidalia Onions roasted with red Potatoes.
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I love Vidalia onions! thanks for the chance!
I love Vidalia onions! I get so excited when I see them out at the grocery store!
I love Vidalia Onions, they are great cooked, fried, and even raw. They have the best sweetest taste!
Thank you for the giveaway. I love Vidalia onions!!
We cook with vidalia onions all the time. Some people hate the way onions make their house smell when cooking, but I like it.
Always look forward to their appearance at the grocery. Love them as onion rings!
Vidalia onions are Great. Love them.
I LOVE Vidalia onions and am so sad when my local grocery store is out of them and I have to settle for yellow onions!
I’m always excited when its vidalia onion season.
I love vidalia onions, I love that they are a little sweet! I use them in salad because I like them raw.
I love Vidalia onion season. They taste so sweet on salads and in all
the summer salads we have so often at picnics. yummy to my tummy for
sure!
great fun following your posts – I love to cook and Vidalia’s are on my counter as long as their in season
Love Vidalias! I’m from the south and we eat them like apples! We don’t get kissed too often after though…lol.
What a great giveaway! Thanks for the chance!
I love Vidalia onions! I like to pickle them and eat them caramelized. I’d really like to tour the farm and museum…it looks like a lot of fun and it also looks like you all had a wonderful time! Thank you for this awesome giveaway opportunity! 🙂
We love vidalia onions! Always put them in my green beans.
I love them grilled in butter in the summer !
Those onion rings look delicious, and I love trying different dipping sauces for them.
Love that southern food! Okie girl here.
i entered the onion giveaway at A Nut in a Nutshell’s blog.
I’m getting hungry looking at the pictures of the food you were served!
Awesome!
I LOVE onions!
Yum…. sautee with mushrooms and pepper over a nice steak on the grill!
LOVE onions!!!
I love Vadalia Onions
I love these onions! they taste so good!
Growing up I never liked onions. But now I love them!
I love cooking with Vidalia Onions because they are so versatile. They taste delicious every time!
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Those grilled Vadalia onions look delicious. I have some Vadalia onions and after seeing this photo I think I will grill some later today.
I absolutely love Vidalias and they are fantastic for making onion rings. I could eat Vidalia onion rings every day. I’m thinking they are on the menu tonight.
Looks like fun! All the food looks delicious!
Vidalia Onions are such a great way to spice up yummy food! It is amazing how much an onion can change the taste of food. I would love to win this giveaway!
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These onions are great because they hold up well in soups and they are sweet.
We love to put onions in our meatloaf!
I love Vadalia onions!
Vidalia onions are the BEST! I can put them on anything – raw, sauteed, caramelized…they are heaven. I can eat a bowl of them caramelized all by itself! scain54(at)aol(dot)com
I have never tried these but I love onions and use them all of the time in cooking, I would love to try them!
I love to use vidalia oninos to make blooming onions just like the ones you can get at the fair.
Awesome prize! I love vidalia onions in french onion soup.
I love Vidalia onions simply grilled or roasted with sweet peppers, a little olive oil, salt and pepper.
i love them on philly cheese steak sandwiches and as onion rings
Great giveaway!! i love onions; especially onion rings!
I love cooking with onions. I like to make a bloomin onion, onion rings and carmelize onions for many of my recipes.
YUM! Everything in the post looks super delicious! I want to make it all now 🙂
Vidalia onions are great with homemade meals, like chow mein!
i love vidalias for their sweeter, more palatable taste
I adored these onions caramelized on top of burgers and sandwiches.
Yum, I love onions on so many things!
Onion rings are my favorite.
I love using onions on my burger and also chopped up in tuna salad!
Yes, I’m drooling! The
Grilled Porterhouse Pork Chop, Pan Roasted Bacon Wrapped Diver Scallops, & Sweet Onion Casserole sounds delicious! I bet it was a great experience visiting the farm and learning about the harvesting process. Thanks for the storage tips.
I love onions on the grill and eaten with BBQ. What a great giveaway!
I am enjoying all these posts about touring the Vidalia Onion Farm. I thank you for your tips on how to properly store them, I won’t keep them with potatoes any more!! 🙂
I was born and raised in GA and have always eaten Vidalia Onions! They are the best. I love them as onion rings or on top of steak with mushroomS!! Thanks!
I really like my onions in onion rings. Thanks to the bloggers and Vidalia for the awesome giveaway!
I was so happy to see Vidalia onions at the grocery the other day, I had to get some right away!
SHERRIE C.
I love Vidalia Onions and my favorite way of eating them is raw on hamburgers, hotdogs, and tacos. I also love them sliced and grilled too 🙂
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Love vidalia onions – in soups or fried. Yum!
I used to know a dog named Vidalia and she was sweet too. Vidalias are good in everything!
I love Vidalia onions! My grandma used to use them with her pierogies. They are also so good in salads. A little sweet and not too tangy. 🙂
Vidalia onions are so good when they are put in recipes – I LOVE onion rings and to chop them up and use them in my burger 🙂
I am always happy when Vidalia onions are in season and at my local super markets. They are my onion of choice.
Vidalias are the best! Your tip about storing in a paper towel in the crisper is the best. I had 2 still good for New Years.
I love onions on the grill ..thanks for amazing giveaway
Oh how I love Vidalia onions especially as onion rings. The Vidalia onion panzella recipe sounds delicious.
I love grilled onions!
Thank you! 🙂
Looks like you guys had a great time on the tour.
Love vidalia onions!
I love Vidalias, I remember my grandmother making the best soups with them!
Living in the South we eat Vidalia onions a lot and I just love them!
Onions are my favorite vegetable! I put them in everything! Much to the dismay of some family members. They are supposed to help fight off cancer. I love garlic too! That photo of the lady holding the big onion is nice!
Vidalia onions are hands down the best to cook with!!
Love vidalia onions!! I like having them caramalized to add to my burgers or make onions rings out of them.
Thanks for the giveaway! I love to use vidalia onions for cooking!
Looks like you had a great time. I love vidalias, especially grilled.
Oh so neat to see the process the onions go thru! The Vidalia Onion & Cucumber Salad looks so good!
this is an amazing giveaway !:) really want this! love onions!
This is the onion I like to cook with most. The flavor is wonderful. My sister eats them like they are apples.
I would love to make onion rings, Thank you for the opportunity to win!
Vidalia onions are perfect for salads. Thanks for the chance to win!
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Lucky you! And lucky us for giving us these recipes and the giveaway!
Yum! Love Vidalia onions.
Thanks for the contest.
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Love vidalia’s!!
Thanks for the giveaway, this would help us alot. My hubby loves his onions deep fried.
I love vidalia onions fried and put on my burgers.
I love Vidalia onion soup!
Thank you for the opportunity! Those onion dishes look delicious.
I’d love to win this! I love Vidalia onions!
Wow, those grilled Onions look delicious!
Vidalia onions are the sweetest onions I’ve ever come across – their great for putting on top of burgers and for using in recipes.
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Just drool when they hit the markets in my area. Nothing like a Vidalia!!!
Looks like a pretty amazing experience! We LOVE Vidalia onions – it’s the only ones I buy! :))
love fried onion rings!
Thank you for such a wonderful giveaway! I love to fry onions so very yummy!
Thx so much for the giveaway. You can’t beat sweet vidalia onions. 🙂
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My favorite thing about Vidalia onions is grilling them: cut onion in half, put a blob of butter on each half, sprinkle generously with fajita seasoning, wrap in tin foil, and throw on the grill until they are the consistency you love.
I love onion on the grill. French onion soup is a favorite of mine, too!
Vidalia onions have always been my favorite.
Thanks for the tip about not storing them with the potatoes.
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thank you
I entered another Vidalia giveaway at A Nut in a Nutshell
Growing up I was never a fan of onions, only picking the crust of my Dad’s onion rings. Now I use them at almost every dinner, be it pizza, sandwiches or pasta.
Thank you for the amazing giveaway! I love making Vidalia French Onion Soup.
Thanks for the giveaway, those onions look delicious!
I love vidalia onions on hamburgers
This looks like an insightful trip. I use onions in cooking all the time
Looks like a lot of fun! I want those onion rings 🙂
Wow, it looks like you had a real delicious time down there in onion country. We love Vidalia onions and my husband just purchased a bag last week!
I love cooking with vidalia onions!
I love Vidalia onions! The pics of the factory and the whole process from start to finish were cool, thanks for sharing your visit!
Omg my mouth is watering!! That food looks delicious. Vidalia omioms are a must have on the grillthis summer 🙂
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Fun and interesting trip.
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I love Vidalia Onions. They are great on burgers, with steak, roasted in the oven…just delicious !
I love onions in almost everything. I had a friend once who hated onions and avoided any food with them. I felt sorry for him! 🙂
I love vidalia onions!
Thanks so much for the giveaway, love vidalia onions!
I love to grill my Vidalia onions during the summer months.
I love onions in and on so many foods. They give food that extra “oompf”. Great pictures, and yes I am drooling from looking at all that delicious food!
I love using Vidalia Onions in my homemade hashbrowns! Sooo good! 🙂
I love vidalia onions especially on my hamburger!
I love vidalia ovens!
These is nothing an onion can’t be a part of when it comes to cooking. Vidalia are the best in foods that can have a bit of a sweet taste to.
I use carrmelized Vidalias–along with garlic, mushrooms and spinach–in my omelet every morning.
i love that you guys are doing this! 5 chances to win 500 bucks is epic
I love onions~thanks for the chance to win!
I love the onions. We have Walla Walla onions in Oregon. I have seen this onion in the store for sure. Our onions are supposed to be sweeter! Love onions for sure and the onion rings look great!
My dad’s favorite onion is the vidala
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like them on burgers
I love sweet onions! Next time I am in GA I am going to go see this place.
I’m an onion lover! I eat them on everything but I especially love them on bratwurst.
Is it just me or can anyone else not stop singing Sammy Kershaw’s “Vidalia”? I haven’t heard that song in almost 20 years and now I’m gonna sing it all day! haha
These are the best o9nions by far. Thanks for the chance!
These are the best onions by far. Thanks for the chance.
I love onions especially onion rings or onions with burgers!!
i love having onions in any food i make it makes the food taste so much better.
My family loves to eat grilled onions on our burgers!
I love making a pizza with onions. A little soy sauce and cheese and it tastes great.
This is a wonderful giveaway. Would be awesome to win for a onionlover like me thanks
I love these onions in season we go through a bag a week!
You cannot beat Vidalia onions they are delicious and so sweet and yummy especially stewed and served over a great steak, or just made into fried onion rings, YUMMY
Thanks for the chance! I love Vidalia onions! (the only variety I buy!)
Looks like such a fun tour! I have definitely never heard of Vidalia Onion Cheesecake! I’m very intrigued. I would love to try this.
How fun, we love vidalia onions, especially bloomin’ onions w/spicy dipping sauce.
I love onions and thanks for this giveaway!
Thanks for such a wonderful giveaway and looking forward to the recipes to come
I love Vidalia Onions. They are so sweet and tasty. Thanks for the fabulous giveaway!
Thank you for this amazing giveaway. We love Vidalia onions in our house and eat them all the time.
This looks so fun. I love these onions more than any other.
Thanks for the giveaway. I wanna win!!! Stay at home moms don’t get payed to clean messy faces
I love vidalia onions we just bought our 3rd bag of them. Our family honestly waits every year for these wonderful onions to come into season!
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Vadalia onions are my favorite! I would love to win a bag!
To me onions are my bacon 🙂
I love cooking, eating and using onions. Thanks for this giveaway!!
I love Vidalias in French Onion Soup & on skewers on the grill! Great Summertime food!!
These onions are simply the best! I love to fry them with sliced apples like my grandma made….sounds weird, tastes awesome! 🙂
I am now officially craving onion rings 🙂
I dreamt about onion rings last night…..Must find Vidalias today!
I love Vidalia onion season! Look forward to it every year.
Thank you for the opportunity. Vidalia onions are a family favorite
Vidalia onions are great; they have a nice sweet/mild flavor. I use these in my Thanksgiving stuffing recipe.
What a great article! Look forward to reading more reviews. I will look for the Vidalia onions on my next shopping trip.
I love to eat onions and this is a really amazing giveaway.
The farm your looks quite interesting. And all the foods you have pictured are making me hungry! I love the sweet taste of Vidalia onions.
I look forward every year to when Kroger starts selling Vidalia onions.
We love Vidalia Onions!
I’m from TX and LOVE Vidalia onions!
I can only eat onions if they are cooked and I love Vidalia onions sautéed with mushrooms over almost anything!
We only buy Vidalia they are the sweetest and best tasting we can use them for everything@
Thank you for the chance to win – My family loves Vidalia Onions!!
Excited for onion season!!!!
Beautiful pictures. Looks like an interesting trip with delicious food.
I have used and loved Vidalia Onions for years! My boyfriend does most of the cooking and he won’t use anything else. All your recipes look great and I love your blog!!
I love Vidalias. They are especially good for caramelized onions (and onion soup, where I caramelize them first)!
I love Vidalia Onions. They are so sweet and tasty.
We wait all year for Vidalia onions to become available. I buy them in bulk every year and try to always freeze enough in various forms to last us to the next year.
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looks like it was a fun trip. i love these onions and am sad that they are only around a little while.
I love Vidalia onions and think this would be a neat tour to see!
Love the Vidalia Onion season here in GA, we enjoy the best onion rings during this time!
Love these onions! They are a staple in my home pretty much all year round! We sautee them, fry them, roast them, and even throw them on the BBQ grill in the summer!
The vidalia onion and cucumber salad looks good. I had something similar at a wedding recently! Looove vidalias!
Onions, yum!!
I love their onions!
I love Vidalia onions! Thanks for the giveaway
Wow the meal looks amazing! I love vidalia onions
I love onions on my burgers and hot dogs
Use them for burger toppins and onion rings. Love the website – lots of easy to do recipes.
Great giveaway! Would make great onion rings!
I love the pics! After reading about the farm I definitely want to visit!
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