| Believe it or not, I actually hate onions
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| | vidalia, and all the colored varieties
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| in my food. Whenever I detect the sharp
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| | we've just discussed. But if you noticed,
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| and pungent flavor of an onion in my
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| | The top onion producer in 2005, according
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| meal, I cringe to myself a little and
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| | to the UN Food and Agriculture
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| slowly pick through my food, trying to
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| | Organization, was China, followed by
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| avoid the onions at all costs. So why am
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| | India, who was followed by the United
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| I writing an article about them? Well as
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| | States. The third top onion producer,
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| it turns out, I'm alone in my opinion on
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| | Americans harvested 3.3 million tons of
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| onions...and the rest of you Americans
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| | onions in 2005. Celebrating the Onion
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| and world-class citizens love the bulby
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| | Idaho-Eastern Oregon Onion Festival Why
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| oddities. So who am I to deny you an
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| | do onions make us cry? You've probably
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| onion education -we wouldn't want you
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| | noticed that when you cut up a raw onion,
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| crying over an onion, would we? Oh but
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| | your eyes start to tear. A common problem
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| you already have. So here's my guide to
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| | for every onion chopper, this happens
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| the onion. I hope you find it helpful as
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| | because of the enzymes in an onion. Since
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| we'll go through some of its history,
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| | the onion is being chopped, the cells are
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| some interesting facts, and of course -
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| | being broken - allowing the enzymes to be
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| the best of the best onion recipes. The
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| | released. The enzymes in an onion are
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| National Onion Association classifies
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| | called allianases and they react to the
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| onions into two categories: spring/summer
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| | sulfides in the onion-chopping
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| fresh onions and the fall/winter storage
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| | environment to create a sulfuric acid
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| variety. These fresher onions are
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| | gas. This gas is immediately composed and
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| available April through August while the
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| | released into the air, therefore reaching
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| dryer storage onions turn up more often
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| | your eyes. Our eyes' nerve endings are
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| August through April. Both come in red,
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| | irritated by sulfuric acid, therefore
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| white and yellow forms, but the spring
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| | inducing uncontrollable "crying." Cooks
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| summer onions are said to be sweeter,
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| | Thesauraus recommends chilling onions
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| moister, and milder. Therefore used in
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| | first to avoid tearing. "If you're prone
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| sweeter dishes, the fall/winter kind is
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| | to crying while cutting onions, try
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| used for savory dishes. The most common
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| | chilling them first, then peeling them
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| onion is the yellow onion. Not only is
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| | under running water. Always cook onions
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| most of American onion production (for
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| | over low or medium heat, since they
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| more information on domestic onion
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| | become bitter at high temperatures."
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| production, click here) focused on yellow
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| | Onion Recipes Worth Crying Over Onions
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| onions, but their full flavor is suitable
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| | turn up in all sorts of dishes, from
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| for a wide range of cooking, most notable
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| | appetizers and soups even to desserts.
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| French Onion Soup. Red onions are used
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| | They are one of the most widely used
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| more often in salads, and other fresh
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| | ingredient, not just across dishes but
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| uses, or for grilling or broiling,
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| | across cultural cuisine. Here are some
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| according to the National Onion
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| | recipes worth trying out: Recipes that
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| Association. White onions show up quite a
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| | focus on onions: Tandoori Onion Salad
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| bit in Mexican cuisine and have a sweet
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| | Onions Au Gratin Caramelized Red Bell
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| flavor when sauteed. Others argue All of
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| | Peppers and Onions French Onion Soup
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| these varieties range in size - from 1
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| | Brown-Braised Onions Baked Onions Onion
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| inch to 4.5 inches in diameter. For a
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| | Tart (Pissaladiere) Onion Bhajis Indian
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| more specific guide to the different
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| | Pickled Onions Tomato and Onion Salad
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| varieties of onions including vidalia,
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| | with Tahini Dressing Onion Rings Recipes
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| walla walla, and Texas, click here.
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| | that use onion as a supplement: Onion
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| "Onions should be firm and heavy for
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| | Meatball Supper Braised Artichokes with
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| their size. Avoid onions that have
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| | Little Onions and Bacon Grilled Sirloin
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| sprouted or that have an odor, or that
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| | and Red Onions with Blue Cheese Butter
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| have green or moldy blemishes," says
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| | Onion Chicken Breasts Cranberry Onion
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| Cooks Thesaurus, who offers up some
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| | Pork Roast Grilled Bratwurst and Onion
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| helpful advice on purchasing and cooking
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| | Sandwiches Onion-Beef Fettucine Corn and
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| onions. Another way to classify an onion
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| | Onion Casserole Sources: National Onion
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| is by its type: bulb, multiplier (a
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| | Association Cooks Thesaurus UN Food and
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| derivation of the bulb onion) or tree
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| | Agriculture Organization Hillary Marshak
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| onions. The most common form is bulb,
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| | is a writer and editor for an up and
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| which includes the sweet onions like
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| | coming recipe sharing Website.
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