I did some research and discovered they are called l'itoi (pronounced “e-toy”). The plant is from the Tohono O'odham American Indian culture that once farmed more than 18,000 acres in southern Arizona. I found that the i'toi onion is believed to be named after the spirit that lives at the top of Baboquivari Peak near Ajo.
April 04, 2009
Onion named for Indian spirit
Onion named for Indian spiritLast fall, Alice Byrd, a dear friend in Mesa whom we've known for more than 45 years, gave me four tiny onion bulbs. She was telling me that they are really special.
I did some research and discovered they are called l'itoi (pronounced “e-toy”). The plant is from the Tohono O'odham American Indian culture that once farmed more than 18,000 acres in southern Arizona. I found that the i'toi onion is believed to be named after the spirit that lives at the top of Baboquivari Peak near Ajo.
I did some research and discovered they are called l'itoi (pronounced “e-toy”). The plant is from the Tohono O'odham American Indian culture that once farmed more than 18,000 acres in southern Arizona. I found that the i'toi onion is believed to be named after the spirit that lives at the top of Baboquivari Peak near Ajo.
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