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Old 13 October 2011, 11:17 AM
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I hate them, they have make me retch. I got myself 3 lovely smelling sausage rolls which the bakery told me didn't have onions mixed in......

Half way through the first one and bingo onion city, the rest in the bin.
Old 13 October 2011, 11:22 AM
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I really like the taste of caramelised onions. Seems to change them completely.

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Old 13 October 2011, 11:27 AM
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I love onions, especially raw red onions with chips mhmm
Old 13 October 2011, 11:27 AM
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The taste of onions doesn't actually bother me, infact its quite a nice taste, its actually the texture of the onion that causes me to retch. I will have to make do with my my cuppa coffee. This is infact the first jar of coffee, I've bought in about a year as I have got a bit tired of tea. She's a good cuppa!
Old 13 October 2011, 12:00 PM
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Most of the dinners I prepare at home usually start with chopping up an onion or two. It's the basis for so many dishes and very good for you too. Personally I love 'em in all forms especially pickled
Old 13 October 2011, 12:26 PM
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I used to hate them but after doing a bit of cooking at home I've grown to like them, must be getting old
Old 13 October 2011, 12:34 PM
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Producers seem to put onions in most stuff now.......and they are rarely mentioned on any list of ingredients.
My lad doesn't like cooked onions. I USED to buy him a full Quiche Lorriane from Tossco, and he cut it into 5 for a piece every day with his lunch at work.

Now they have started using a supplier who thinks the recipe would be better with onions......
Old 13 October 2011, 12:48 PM
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Originally Posted by BOB.T
I used to hate them but after doing a bit of cooking at home I've grown to like them, must be getting old
Same here
Old 13 October 2011, 02:28 PM
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You can't beat raw onions on a bbq'd burger on a roll washed down with a nice red wine
Old 13 October 2011, 02:40 PM
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Originally Posted by Coffin Dodger
Most of the dinners I prepare at home usually start with chopping up an onion or two. It's the basis for so many dishes and very good for you too. Personally I love 'em in all forms especially pickled

Good man
Old 13 October 2011, 02:47 PM
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Onions, garlic and mushrooms. If a dish doesn't contain at least two of them it will be gash!
Old 13 October 2011, 03:27 PM
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Cheese and Onion toasties... nom nom nom....
Old 13 October 2011, 03:41 PM
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I like onions very much: Lightly fried in butter or in light batter.

BUT as I get older they start to disagree with me and give me stomach cramps and resulting wind. Sorry for sharing
Old 13 October 2011, 06:43 PM
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I can't stand onions in any way shape or form! Yuk!!

Like has been said, they are in pretty much anything which is why I end up cooking most things myself. Life would be so much easier if I could just buy something like a cottage pie, or pizza. It doesn't help that I'm not the best cook!
Old 13 October 2011, 07:16 PM
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Eat raw quite often - only bettered by a chunk of garlic
Old 13 October 2011, 07:39 PM
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Raw onions ftmfw.
Old 13 October 2011, 07:59 PM
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I love/hate onions.

The majority of supermarket ones are just too strong; tarty and heartburn inducing. I just can't eat them raw without having to chew on a few Rennies afterwards.

But on the other hand a yokel pub by me prides itself on its cheese and onion cobs. And the (locally grown) onions they use are super sweet. The are so sweet and mild you could eat them like an apple!


My mate at work has given me some his that he's grown on his allotment; they almost are size of a football, so should be alot milder than the crappy small things your get in supermarkets/grocers.

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Old 13 October 2011, 08:03 PM
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They give me shocking indigestion - but I love them - raw, fried, caramelised whichever way.

Can't beat the smell of them being fried up.
Old 13 October 2011, 09:07 PM
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Any onions for me!
Fried, raw, stewed, braised and especially roasted reds.

Today, I had a rather large mushy egg and raw onion sandwich ... feckin delicious!!
Old 13 October 2011, 10:25 PM
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like the taste but also hate the texture of cooked onions but love raw onion in any form and really like garners pickled onions/shallots if you have not tried them I highly recommend them If you like pickled onions exspensive but worth it
Old 13 October 2011, 10:56 PM
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Either red onions or shallots are at the heart of pretty much everything I cook
Old 13 October 2011, 11:21 PM
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horrible!!!!

i used to get a nice steak and ale pie from the supermakets, until they decided that it needed a large chunk of onion in the middle....

i thought tuna sandwichs were safe , till i found onion in one of those! o.0
Old 13 October 2011, 11:53 PM
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Onion is a funny one for me. I hate the texture when cooked, and even raw, I'd have to really want some for me to take the leap and eat it. However, I quite like the taste. Alot of food I won't eat is because of texture rather than taste.

That said, it's best I stay away from them full stop as they really aggravate my stomach (existing problems). Garlic does too, but I really like that.
Old 14 October 2011, 08:00 AM
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Erm... :

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1bZa2efcNqk
Old 14 October 2011, 11:09 AM
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I almost crave Onions and Garlic, the smell the taste and even the texture, vegatables generally arent that tasty.
Old 14 October 2011, 11:14 AM
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For ardent onion fans who have everything, or thought they did....


http://www.adoptapickledonion.com/
Old 14 October 2011, 01:04 PM
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Originally Posted by Hawk aye the noo
You can't beat raw onions on a bbq'd burger on a roll washed down with a nice red wine

You can, it's called a 32oz 1" thick ribeye steak my friend with steakhouse pepper on it
Old 14 October 2011, 01:09 PM
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Can't beat a roll and square sausage with onions and brown sauce. *drool*
Old 14 October 2011, 02:12 PM
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Originally Posted by chocolate_o_brian
You can, it's called a 32oz 1" thick ribeye steak my friend with steakhouse pepper on it
That would be about 5" thick as a steak then, hardly a good size to cook a steak.
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Originally Posted by Chip
That would be about 5" thick as a steak then, hardly a good size to cook a steak.







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