Do you still CRY whenever you chop Onions?

I do have tears dripping down my cheek whenever i am chopping onions before, that was when i was still young. At that time, i seldom do cooking for my family, so i seldom handle the chopping of onion, garlic and ginger as well. Now, since i am married and have own family, i used to do cooking everyday. I think i had been immune to it, so no more tears dripping down whenever i do chop the onion now. Sometimes, when you had been chopping onion everyday, you don't eyes and nose seems have been immune to it, too.

No because I have an immunity to Onions. I have been around onions and have eaten onions so much, that my body has become immune to them. I don't cry at all when I cut onions.

Hi, skbrence. Yes, I do cry when I chop onions. It is something that normally happens to me. When I was shedding burning tears, I opened the freezer in the refrigerator and I stuck my head in it for about two minutes. The coolness eased my burning watery eyes. I have to stop what I am doing and walk around because of the burning sensation from the onions.

Tear may fall down, it is not easy to control it. I try to make a long distance and still not avoid the tear. Now i have to cut it quickly.

There are three types of tears. Firts is Basal tears which lubricate the eye, and help to keep it clear of dust. Second is Emotional tear or crying or weeping tear which increased lacrimation due to strong emotional stress, suffering, mourning, or physical pain. And the third is Reflex tears which results from irritation of the eye by foreign particles, or from the presence of irritant substances such as onion vapors, tear gas or pepper spray in the eye's environment. I dont think we can be immune from crying while chopping onions. Yes, I always cry when I'm chopping onions.

there is a way to avoid it. i read this somewhere. chop the onion inside water. in my opinion, i think there is chemical fume in onion and it will make u cry. when u chop it inside water. the fume will dissolve in water and make u more confortable. u may try this out.

Hi skbrence,Not really cry but have tears in chopping onions most of the time because my eyes and nose are so sensitive.Have a nice day!

sometimes my eyes get tears when i chop onions. one good way to avoid that is to put it in the refrigerator about ten minutes before chopping it.

Hi all, I think most people cry when chopping onions. In my family, onions are well loved and so is a big part of my cooking routine. I don't think that the more you chop them, you get immune. Maybe some people do, but not me. I'm 30, and have been cooking and chopping onions since I was 12. I'm sure I'M not immune, because I still cry. A couple of things I have learned over the years is, putting them in the fridge doesn't really make much of a difference. Brown ones are stronger than white ones. And red (or Spanish) ones are not that strong. The weakest I find are the little french e shallots, (the small purple/red ones) The two things I find work the best are, cut a lemon in half then just rub the chopping board a little, enough to see a bit of the juice on it. The other thing is, chop as much as you can stand, and then portion them out and freeze them, that way the next time you need onions you can usually cook them from frozen. Just don't defrost them, because they'll end up soggy. Good luck, hope this helps.