Editing Allium fistulosum (section)

=== Jamaica ===
Known as escallion,<ref>{{cite web |title=Major Pests of Escallion (''Allium fistulosum'') in Jamaica |url=http://www.moa.gov.jm/PlantHealth/data/Major%2520pests%2520of%2520Escallion%2520in%2520jamaica.pdf |publisher=[[Ministry of Agriculture and Lands, Jamaica]] |date=November 2006 |access-date=15 March 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160505035139/http://moa.gov.jm/PlantHealth/data/Major%20pests%20of%20Escallion%20in%20jamaica.pdf |archive-date=5 May 2016 |url-status=dead}}</ref> ''A. fistulosum'' is an ingredient in [[Jamaican cuisine]], in combination with [[thyme]], [[Scotch bonnet|Scotch bonnet pepper]], garlic, and [[allspice]] (called pimento). Recipes with escallion sometimes suggest leek as a substitute in salads. Jamaican dried spice mixtures using escallion are available commercially.{{Citation needed|date=March 2021}}

The Jamaican name is probably a variant of scallion, the term used loosely for the spring onion and various other plants in the genus ''Allium''.{{Citation needed|date=March 2021}}