Do people really dislike onions that much? Like, I throw diced onions on a ton of different things and usually have to pay for it. I feel like eating a whole onion would just be something I’d do if I was drunk enough and didn’t have anything else in the house.
Protein tip, diced/sliced onion with a little sugar diluted in vinegar is a great refreshing side dish.
I think onions are disgusting, but I’m a Supertaster (it sounds better than it is) so my taste buds are weird. But yes, to me they’re enormously disgusting.
Thankfully leeks and shallots are both delicious, so when I cook I just replace any onion in a recipe with either leek or shallot.
Red or white, I love raw onion. The looks of revulsion I get make it that much better, but I do really enjoy them. They were my #1 grazing food, next to cheese when I worked at a pizza shop long long ago.
i’ve managed to avoid that symptom. it legitimately terrifies me. when i was at my lowest, flavor (not food. sometimes just aroma) was all i had left to enjoy.
Shockingly just putting a whole onion in the oven and baking it with no prep, spices or anything is delicious too. It starts to caramelize and it becomes a sweet treat.
I’m not an onion lover, but I’ve somehow recently realized that maybe its because yellow onion sucks? White onion (in chili, salsa, etc) I don’t mind, and might even miss if it were left out. Red onion, it kinda depends, I often don’t want as much as they put on a burger, but I’ll leave some small amount on.
But, all the recipes that call for yellow onion seem to be things I don’t like. I haven’t just tried one alone, to test, but can onion lovers chime in on whether yellow onion is distinctly different enough to be the kind I’ve hated much of my life?
The three main onion colors have different strengths.
Red - best raw. Great diced or sliced as a topping for salad for example, pizza, or maybe chili.
White - holds texture very well. “Clean” taste, not overpowering. Great mixed into pico, salsa, etc. Can also be a good topping for chili.
Yellow - best cooked into food. Has highest sugar content, so amazing for low and slow cooking when you want a sweet (carmelized) taste, or just a nice mellow taste in a stew. Not great to eat raw compared to the others.
You say you don’t like recipes that call for yellow onions… What do you mean?? You don’t like cooked food? Almost every recipe that calls for cooking an onion will call out yellow onions.
Please give examples of recipes that you don’t like that call for yellow onions, I will try to work with you. You seem like you are open to new things.
At the end of the day you might just not like yellow onions. But it might be a texture thing (they can get mushy) or you’re accidentally putting them on stuff raw when a red/white is more appropriate.
I hated onions as a kid but enjoy them as an adult.
Yellow onions are kind of the “default” onion in my mind. Basically anything cooked in a skillet can start with some onions in butter or oil. Or as part of the base to start a soup. Most of the time, the onion itself kind of fades into the background, adding some sweet notes to a dish.
Red and white onions are more likely to be used raw (chili topping, pico, added to some salads…). But if I’m cooking, it’s usually a yellow onion.
I eat the kind pictured in the OP image almost exclusively, because they’re the cheapest where I live. They aren’t that different from red onions to warrant the hate. Idk about white ones, they aren’t popular here at all.
Put yellow onions on sandwiches, it’ll be fine. Great for frying too. I personally don’t like boiled onions, but it’s used in soups around here quite a bit.
Do people really dislike onions that much? Like, I throw diced onions on a ton of different things and usually have to pay for it. I feel like eating a whole onion would just be something I’d do if I was drunk enough and didn’t have anything else in the house.
Protein tip, diced/sliced onion with a little sugar diluted in vinegar is a great refreshing side dish.
I think onions are disgusting, but I’m a Supertaster (it sounds better than it is) so my taste buds are weird. But yes, to me they’re enormously disgusting.
Thankfully leeks and shallots are both delicious, so when I cook I just replace any onion in a recipe with either leek or shallot.
Red or white, I love raw onion. The looks of revulsion I get make it that much better, but I do really enjoy them. They were my #1 grazing food, next to cheese when I worked at a pizza shop long long ago.
There was a kid that used to show up at our bus stop every morning eating a massive onion like an apple.
As an adult, he drove his car off a cliff and killed himself, on purpose.
Coincidence? I think not.
Onion and cheese together though? Brother.
I hope no prejudice, I haven’t eaten an onion that I didn’t like.
They make my tummy hurt :(
That sucks… COVID made onions and garlic taste funny for like 3 weeks and that almost ended me.
i’ve managed to avoid that symptom. it legitimately terrifies me. when i was at my lowest, flavor (not food. sometimes just aroma) was all i had left to enjoy.
Also … it doesn’t say anything about how you eat those. No prohibition against cooking it or adding additional ingredients. No time limit.
Chop that onion up, cook it, and use it in a meal or two, and it’ll be totally fine – delicious even. And I don’t even really like onions.
Shockingly just putting a whole onion in the oven and baking it with no prep, spices or anything is delicious too. It starts to caramelize and it becomes a sweet treat.
Just don’t chew, nibble on it and it’s no issue. Don’t ask me how I know
If we’re going on technicalities then you might need to eat the skin too
Eh, not that bad if I grind it up into a powder first.
i start almost every meal sauteeing a couple onions and a garlic
I’m not an onion lover, but I’ve somehow recently realized that maybe its because yellow onion sucks? White onion (in chili, salsa, etc) I don’t mind, and might even miss if it were left out. Red onion, it kinda depends, I often don’t want as much as they put on a burger, but I’ll leave some small amount on.
But, all the recipes that call for yellow onion seem to be things I don’t like. I haven’t just tried one alone, to test, but can onion lovers chime in on whether yellow onion is distinctly different enough to be the kind I’ve hated much of my life?
The three main onion colors have different strengths.
Red - best raw. Great diced or sliced as a topping for salad for example, pizza, or maybe chili.
White - holds texture very well. “Clean” taste, not overpowering. Great mixed into pico, salsa, etc. Can also be a good topping for chili.
Yellow - best cooked into food. Has highest sugar content, so amazing for low and slow cooking when you want a sweet (carmelized) taste, or just a nice mellow taste in a stew. Not great to eat raw compared to the others.
You say you don’t like recipes that call for yellow onions… What do you mean?? You don’t like cooked food? Almost every recipe that calls for cooking an onion will call out yellow onions.
Please give examples of recipes that you don’t like that call for yellow onions, I will try to work with you. You seem like you are open to new things.
At the end of the day you might just not like yellow onions. But it might be a texture thing (they can get mushy) or you’re accidentally putting them on stuff raw when a red/white is more appropriate.
I hated onions as a kid but enjoy them as an adult.
Yellow onions are kind of the “default” onion in my mind. Basically anything cooked in a skillet can start with some onions in butter or oil. Or as part of the base to start a soup. Most of the time, the onion itself kind of fades into the background, adding some sweet notes to a dish.
Red and white onions are more likely to be used raw (chili topping, pico, added to some salads…). But if I’m cooking, it’s usually a yellow onion.
I eat the kind pictured in the OP image almost exclusively, because they’re the cheapest where I live. They aren’t that different from red onions to warrant the hate. Idk about white ones, they aren’t popular here at all.
Put yellow onions on sandwiches, it’ll be fine. Great for frying too. I personally don’t like boiled onions, but it’s used in soups around here quite a bit.
Yellow onions are great though.
Yellow onions aren’t usually better for cooking, especially for caramelizing. White and red tend to be better used fresh or pickled.