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No need for tears: Here's how to cut an onion without crying, including tips like a sharpened knife, freezing onions, and protection to keep eyes from watering.
Heat can help cut down on the vapors, so you could microwave an onion before cutting it, Le said. Depending on the size of the onion, it should take anywhere from 30 seconds to a few minutes, he ...
A sharp knife allows you to slice through an onion “cleanly and efficiently,” according to Henry Liu, founder and CEO of Cangshan Cutlery. Liu explains that when you use a dull knife, you end ...
A blooming onion, also called onion bloom, onion blossom, onion flower, bloomin' onion, or onion mum, is a dish consisting of one large onion, cut to resemble a flower (after it has expanded while soaking in ice water), battered, and deep-fried, often served with dipping sauce. It is served as an appetizer at some restaurants. [1]
The twincrest onion is a perennial at altitudes ranging from 2000 to 2900 meters. It grows to between ten and forty cm high. The onion bulbs are round and egg-shaped. The bulbs have a light tint and when cut, have a powerful odor. The flower heads are about 10–15 mm in length. The flowers are varying shades of purple or pink.
The specific epithet atropurpureum, refers to the Latin term of 'deep purple, blackish-purple', [9] referring to the flower colour. The species formerly included; Allium atropurpureum var. hirtulum Regel , which was coined in 1875, [ 10 ] referring to a Central Asian plant, now known as Allium stipitatum Regel.
Onions, in particular, produce a sulfur product that acts as a lacrimator, or a substance that causes tearing: “This volatile chemical escapes from the damaged onion into the air, and lands in ...
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