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Onions pickled in [[vinegar]] are eaten as a snack. These are often served as a side serving in fish and chip shops throughout the United Kingdom. Onions are a staple food in India, and are therefore fundamental to [[Indian cooking]]. They are commonly used as a base for [[curries]], or made into a paste and eaten as a [[main course]] or as a [[side dish]]. | Onions pickled in [[vinegar]] are eaten as a snack. These are often served as a side serving in fish and chip shops throughout the United Kingdom. Onions are a staple food in India, and are therefore fundamental to [[Indian cooking]]. They are commonly used as a base for [[curries]], or made into a paste and eaten as a [[main course]] or as a [[side dish]]. | ||
===Don't cry any more!=== | |||
Some really useful tips to stop your eyes stinging when you cut onions. | |||
: ''To minimize tears, chill onions before you cut them. This slows the release of the tear-producing compounds.'' | |||
: ''Use a sharp straight edge knife, versus a serrated edge, This will help reduce tearing because it will cause less damage to the cells of the onion. Remember: when you chop onions in a food processor, more cells are bruised than when you mince by hand – so the flavor will be stronger and could even produce a bitter taste.'' | |||
[https://www.theregister.co.uk/2017/08/03/onion_cutting_study/ This brilliant article from '''The Register'''] explains the reasoning behind this in all the scientific detail. | |||
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