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[–] Pudutr0n@feddit.cl 110 points 2 weeks ago (4 children)
[–] miss_demeanour@lemmy.dbzer0.com 72 points 2 weeks ago (11 children)

As I say to the onion-haters, "They're in almost all the food you enjoy: you just don't know it."

[–] natecox@programming.dev 35 points 2 weeks ago

So is plastic, apparently, but nobody is insisting that if I would only eat it prepared differently that I would love it.

[–] Tlaloc_Temporal@lemmy.ca 17 points 2 weeks ago (6 children)

Disagree, one of the reasons I'm an onion hater is precisely because they're in flipping everything. Anything savoury is likely to have that pervasive thickness that chases any other flavour out.

[–] Godort@lemmy.ca 14 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

You're not wrong. I love onions, but I will freely admit that they are a powerful flavor and they are basically in everything.

I will note that if you're in this camp, that if you soak your onions in water for a couple minutes after slicing they are significantly less pungent, and will allow you to taste the other stuff better without sacrificing the texture they add

[–] I_Fart_Glitter@lemmy.world 5 points 2 weeks ago

“deflaming”

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[–] agamemnonymous@sh.itjust.works 27 points 2 weeks ago (12 children)

The more you cut, the more you break cell walls, and the more pungent the onion becomes.

[–] Pudutr0n@feddit.cl 4 points 2 weeks ago

Finally. ty.

[–] nebulaone@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Huge stretch here, but did you watch the ultimate onion guide on YouTube?

[–] agamemnonymous@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 weeks ago

Maybe? I've watched a lot of YouTube videos. I spent several years working in a kitchen, which is where that knowledge comes from.

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[–] Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world 7 points 2 weeks ago

Especially when cooked

[–] akilou@sh.itjust.works 6 points 2 weeks ago

Especially after you factor in cooking. How fast. How hot. What method.

[–] DmMacniel@feddit.org 42 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

It's about the texture, the consistency and how much onion you get with your bite.

[–] Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world 18 points 2 weeks ago

Exactly. Putting rings of onion in, say, a pot of chili would make it have a weird texture, as would dicing them finely for a French onion soup.

[–] queermunist@lemmy.ml 27 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

Just shovel them into my mouth. 👀

[–] BonesOfTheMoon@lemmy.world 12 points 2 weeks ago

I too love red onions.

[–] MeatPilot@lemmy.world 6 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

I'd eat an onion like an apple.

[–] aislopmukbang@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Don't let your dreams be dreams

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[–] slaacaa@lemmy.world 24 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

What’s wrong babe? You haven’t even touched your onion plate

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[–] Grimy@lemmy.world 22 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

I had a roommate that was obsessed with replicating the McDonald's dollar menu hamburger. He said the finely chopped onions made all the difference.

[–] BonesOfTheMoon@lemmy.world 14 points 2 weeks ago

They absolutely do. He is correct.

[–] EvacuateSoul@lemmy.world 3 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

They are actually dehydrated to ship then rehydrated in the store also

[–] Imgonnatrythis@sh.itjust.works 19 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)
[–] GladiusB@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago

Put your head in the freezer

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[–] frenchfryenjoyer@lemmings.world 13 points 2 weeks ago

it's like different shapes of pasta all over again

[–] wesker@lemmy.sdf.org 11 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

I'd argue that they all taste like licking a 9v battery.

[–] Psythik@lemmy.world 10 points 2 weeks ago

Maybe I should start licking batteries, then. I had no idea they tasted so delicious.

[–] Zachariah@lemmy.world 4 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

that may be a sign you’re allergic

[–] michaelmrose@lemmy.world 3 points 2 weeks ago

this well describes a taste I got when eating shrimp which otherwise had no reaction before I had a full blown puff your face up and trouble breathing from eating a different shellfish.

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[–] AnarchistArtificer@slrpnk.net 11 points 2 weeks ago

Related: Daniel Gritzer of Serious Eats explored different ways to mince garlic, finding that some methods significantly increased garlic's pungency/strength (and also that long cooking methods negate much of this difference)

[–] myrrh@ttrpg.network 8 points 2 weeks ago

...one o'clock and three o'clock taste pretty similar and eight o'clock and ten o'clock are close-enough for most uses...

[–] otter@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

None of those are "finely sliced rings", though...

[–] ivanafterall@lemmy.world 4 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] don@lemmy.ca 3 points 2 weeks ago

Sorry, OP, that’s the way the cookie crumbles. RIP.

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[–] Asafum@feddit.nl 5 points 2 weeks ago

Top right, with sliced tomato, on a toasted everything bagel with cream cheese.

So good...

[–] kameecoding@lemmy.world 5 points 2 weeks ago

For the 3 on the right side, it matters quite a bit whether you slice in direction from root to stem or cross, root to stem is much better.

https://youtu.be/NUXKbBEjSqU

[–] glitchdx@lemmy.world 4 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

.......

yeah?

is this actually news to anyone?

[–] anarchy79@lemmy.world 7 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

"I ALREADY KNEW THIS! HEY EVERYONE! DID YOU KNOW I ALREADY KNEW THIS?!?"

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[–] anarchy79@lemmy.world 3 points 2 weeks ago

I want to argue you, but I can't.

[–] RememberTheApollo_@lemmy.world 3 points 2 weeks ago

Sharp, bitter, stomach pains.

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