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[–] Dipbeneaththelasers@lemmy.today 101 points 1 month ago (5 children)

I have a theory that most people's favorite food is actually onion. We like them sweet, spicy, pickled, and in breakfast omelettes, lunch sandwiches, and alongside dinner proteins. There isn't much that isn't improved or at least complemented by an onion.

[–] general_kitten@sopuli.xyz 51 points 1 month ago (2 children)

In my mind its not cooking unless it involves cutting an onion

[–] dessimbelackis@lemmy.world 39 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Old Ukrainian recipe: fry garlic and onions in a pan with butter, then decide what to have for dinner

[–] nilloc@discuss.tchncs.de 5 points 1 month ago

Add carrots and you’re 2/3rds through lost good French and Italian meals too.

Same in the Philippines, but with oil instead of butter. Almost every dish there starts with garlic and onion.

[–] oce@jlai.lu 14 points 1 month ago

Golden sauteed onion is gourmet shit.

[–] silverdk@lemmy.dbzer0.com 33 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] PhatInferno@midwest.social 15 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Agreed nothing adds flavor layers to a dish like an onion can

[–] Piemanding@sh.itjust.works 12 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Don't forget they're low calorie.

[–] 3ntranced@lemmy.world 15 points 1 month ago (5 children)

But just raw dogging onion sounds like hell.

[–] shalafi@lemmy.world 8 points 1 month ago (1 children)

College friend of mine used to eat 'em like apples. Ugh.

[–] AsherahTheEnd@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago (2 children)

As a kid when I saw the movie Holes, I was so tempted to start eating onions like apples, like they do in that scene at the oasis. I also went home after the movie and dug a big hole in the backyard because I was a fucking weird ass. Still am. Never ate an onion like that, but damn they made em look tasty.

[–] Chriszz@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago

You weren’t a normal kid if you didn’t see something random, whether cool or not, and try to imitate it.

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[–] dessimbelackis@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago

That’s my favourite way to eat ‘em!

[–] Okami_No_Rei@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago

When I chop onions I will just grab a few pieces to snack on raw while I cook the rest.

[–] BreadOven@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago

The burning is the best part.

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[–] LucasWaffyWaf@lemmy.world 8 points 1 month ago

Love the taste of 'em, but onions also give me awful gag reflex to the point I need to have them removed from my food. Otherwise I risk vomiting on the spot D:

[–] TheDannysaur@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago

I would add potato to that list. People fucking love potatoes on lots of forms.

[–] Nomad@infosec.pub 101 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Some parents are just ignorant assholes.

[–] RecluseRamble@lemmy.dbzer0.com 65 points 1 month ago

For real. Waiting until Halloween to introduce them to the deliciousness of caramelized onion...

[–] Aux@lemmy.world 57 points 1 month ago (11 children)

Onions grown in soils without sulphuric compounds are actually very sweet and tasty without any oniony flavour.

[–] bionicjoey@lemmy.ca 21 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Also just if they are cooked. Caramelized onion is amazing.

[–] KuraiWolfGaming@pawb.social 8 points 1 month ago (4 children)

The only way I do white onion on my burgers. So good.

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[–] NickwithaC@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago (7 children)

How might one acquire such onions?

[–] heydo@lemmy.world 14 points 1 month ago

You grow them... in soils without sulfuric compounds...

Do people read anymore? /s

[–] Aux@lemmy.world 7 points 1 month ago (6 children)

Search for sweet onion farms in your country. They are rarely available in the shops.

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[–] superfes@lemmy.world 49 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] clutchtwopointzero@lemmy.world 44 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Crunchy (hopefully, instead of sticky), watery, spicy - all at the same time. Sounds intriguing

[–] Delphia@lemmy.world 20 points 1 month ago (1 children)

If you ever have a wicked head cold snack on some raw white onion. Makes my sinuses run like a god damn firehose.

[–] Hadriscus@lemm.ee 14 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (4 children)

I have one right now... but no access to an onion. I'm at the airport. Perhaps in the duty-free zone. Thanks for the advice

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[–] fibojoly@sh.itjust.works 47 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

Just this morning, my 7yo kid asked for a side of crispy fried onions to eat with his chocolate croissant. This is not the first time.

It's even more hilarious to me because both my kids hate onions in their food. But crispy fried onions? Irresistible!

[–] mrpants@midwest.social 4 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Same. For me it's a texture and appearance thing. I just don't like the look of cooked onions.

But the flavor of onions is great to me so if they're raw red or sweet onions or cooked into something but undetectable I love emm.

I feel this way about a lot of food textures and what does/doesn't go together.

Could be the same for your kids.

[–] Wild_Mastic@lemmy.world 30 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Jokes on them, caramelised onions are damn good both alone or in burgers.

[–] dditty@lemm.ee 11 points 1 month ago

Caramelized onions are, sure. But i'm assuming the 4chan poster bit into a raw onion with a Carmel glaze, however, which does not seem appetizing to me.

[–] HexadecimalSky@lemmy.world 26 points 1 month ago

One Christmas extended family had a Christmas gift exchange, one uncle had made a "gag gift", it was a piggy bank with pennies, I got it, he felt bad but to everyone's suprise, I was estatic. I was 5 and collecting coins, a piggy bank filled with loose change was the best present.

[–] Thcdenton@lemmy.world 18 points 1 month ago

As a toddler I'd eat onions and tomatoes like apples.

[–] ILikeBoobies@lemmy.ca 12 points 1 month ago (1 children)

That sounds really good

Apples are too sweet to add candy to

[–] RealFunAtParties@lemmy.world 21 points 1 month ago (2 children)

I think the apples that are typically used are the sour varieties so that there is a flavor contrast when biting in to it. This is just what I heard though, I usually don't like whatever is covering them.

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[–] m3t00@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago (1 children)

never really liked the combo, apples/caramel. always eat them both separately

Try slicing a tart apple like granny smith and dipping it into caramel. Worst case scenario, you can stop combining them and just eat them separately.

[–] slaacaa@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago

Calm down, Jason

[–] Solwolf@discuss.online 4 points 1 month ago

Good old memories

[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago

You fool! That's an Aggie 1015Y super sweet onion! You've given him the taste of the good stuff and doomed us all!

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