The versatile onion
@allknowing (145329)
India
May 11, 2025 7:43pm CST
There is never a day when my pantry has no onions. It is a must in most of our cuisine. Today I used it to make the mango curry
As kids mother used to buy them by the loads and hang them in the kitchen. Those onions had the dead lives stuck to them. She woud weave them in a plait and tha tis how she was able to hang them This was necessary as in the rainy season there were no onions stored in shops.
The onion in the photo is the largest I have ever seen. Such sizes I notice are available in the US
Image credit:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yellow_onion
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@MarieCoyle (43682)
•
11h
We are big on onions here, too. They make so many dishes taste better!!
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@allknowing (145329)
• India
10h
I got introduced to large onions when I was on holiday in the US We were taken to a restaurant where the starter was large onion rings We just grabbed them
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@DaddyEvil (147708)
• United States
10h
The onions I buy here are stored in nylon sacks and I set them on a glass table in the corner of my kitchen until I use them up. Usually, a dozen medium sized onions last around two weeks for us. I like to keep a bowl of diced onions and a bowl of sliced onions in the fridge ready for use.
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@allknowing (145329)
• India
10h
You will have to cover those diced onions as their smell will spread all over in the fridge.
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@DaddyEvil (147708)
• United States
10h
@allknowing Both bowls have lids on them.
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@marguicha (226407)
• Chile
12h
Onions were woven when I was a child. Now we buy them in plastic bags. O prefer to buy the smaller ones as I live alone.
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@marguicha (226407)
• Chile
11h
@allknowing The really big ones get lost here unless I have a barbecue.
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@ARIES1973 (11784)
• Legaspi, Philippines
5h
There are different sizes of onions available in the market and we buy depending on what kind of dish we are going to prepare. But we usually buy the small one because it has a longer life span.
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@allknowing (145329)
• India
4h
I normally go for th medium size as I feel the smaller ones are a bit tender
@cherigucchi (14962)
• Philippines
11h
I agree with you on that. Onions will always be part of every recipe. I never run out of them.
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@allknowing (145329)
• India
10h
I have tasted that large sized onion when onion rings were there as a starter at a restaurant in the US
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@allknowing (145329)
• India
10h
@Mshafeeq For ous Indians it was a first time. We just grabbed it (lol)
@Mshafeeq (1710)
• Bangalore, India
10h
@allknowing Yes your right they used to keep as starters they are little different in taste right but I like it.
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