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Tell that to my gut. You get onions in there, mushrooms, etc I’ll be absolutely crippled with cramps, gas, and worse.
I’m glad people love onions. I don’t even mind the taste. But you know what I like more? NOT being stuck in agony on the toilet for hours.
Have you tried growing the hell up?
/s
IBS? SIBO? Any other diagnose?
SIBO, been battling it for awhile
You have my condolences.
I know people with SIBO, heard all kinds of stories, hopefully yours turns out for the better.
When I heard they can’t have onions or garlic in the first phase, which is insane!
If you don’t like durian, you should try growing up in a South East Asian family.
if you are an extrenely picky eater, honestly your loss, thats probably difficult socially and a lot of banger foods youll miss.
making a big deal out of any adults personal preferences? total dick move. Why yuck on their yum, as they say. But ableist? In specific cases where its directly caused by a condition, sure, but lest be real for a sec, weve all encountered people that are picky because theyve never been exposed to new things. The ‘i dont like it’ before ever having tasted that dish, crowd.
and in that way, for example insisting on introducing new foods to children to broarden their pallette? Calling that ableist feels silly and unproductive in several ways.
my brain is crashing out a bit over all the blanket statements being thrown around here in the comments
I got over the premptive “I don’t like it” shit but I’m still a picky eater. I just straight do not like the taste or texture of a lot of things. My palette has expanded since I was a kid at least.
This but with getting the hell off my lawn
If you don’t like onions you should try cooking them in butter on low heat for 30-45 minutes until they’re a deep amber and mixing them with sour cream, a bit of mayo, salt and pepper, and a pinch of cayenne pepper. Boom, caramelized onion dip.
No. Nope. Thank you.
Oh my God way to make them 5x worse
This is genuinely good culinary advice. Thank you for sharing. I may try it soon.
That said, you bastard! You took all the delicious mustard gas tingle out of the onion! Poor ex-delicious onions.
Yeah. Raw onions are just about the only food ingredient I absolutely can’t stand to eat. But I love sauteed onions. I work at a fire house and do a lot of the cooking on shift. If anyone bitches about a lack of onions, I tell them I’ll add onions at the same time I add Habaneros. I love crazy hot stuff, but contrary to popular firefighter belief, most of the guys are huge weenies when it comes to spicy.
Same actually. But I later discovered the reason why I don’t like raw onions is because I have an allergy that gives me migraines when I eat them. Cooking them is fine and delicious though.
But yeah, used to be teased incessantly by family for being “Picky.”
Why do I keep seeing removed instead of some words? If anyone removed about a pack of onions?
Your instance (lemmy.ml) has a word filter - words in the filter get turned into removed.
Ha ha ha removed!
Anyone know where the banned word list is? I am having trouble finding it on my phone.
Most probably server-side, since any of a variety of clients can be used to connect to the instance.
True. I’m a doofus. I meant I have a hard time finding it because my mobile browser interface simplifies the site. Oh well, time to actually put pants on to solve this problem.
It’s like the Dark Ages.
I’m saying that the word list is probably specified by the instance admins in the settings of the instance server, and isn’t accessible to users. Lemmy.ml is known to be rather opinionated. However, I’m not familiar with the settings of a Lemmy server firsthand, so can’t say for sure.
Thx. Did not know that.
Here’s the comment. Not sure what words would have been filtered
Oh, rereading, the b word
Thanks. Bloody contextless word filtering. Sigh.
I used to be that way. I think you’ll eventually find that you like them. Not enough to take a bite out of a raw onion but being cool with them on a burger at least. Sometimes stuff like this just clicks for me as I get older. No idea why lol.
Odds aren’t that high at this point. I’m not all wrinkly, but I’m old enough to remember the before times, when the Internet didn’t exist.
They grow some onions that taste good raw (you can eat em like apples) but they are expensive
No, that’s not how that works. Your own personal experience is fine and valid, but try not to make the assumption it’s true for anyone else.
You probably know this since you work in a kitchen, but a buddy recently taught me that the trick for taking the edge off raw onion—e.g. to put on a salad or burger—is to soak the slices in cold water for a few minutes. Keeps the sweetness and flavor, but seriously reduces the sulfuric burn!
Nope. Had no idea.
I’m a firefighter. So I only sort of work in a kitchen. Whenever I’m the one making dinner for us all.
Lmao I’m sorry, the caffeine was hitting and my reading comprehension failed me — I saw “fire house” and interpreted that as the sub shop.
Thank you for your very important public service and for keeping your crew fed!
Lol that I’d tell people at fire house subs to fuck off if they asked for onions. Man, that’d be great!
In my mind, you’re the one in charge of doing the “cooking” tasks at a fast food place, you’re probably well within your right lmao
Huh, we just call that onion dip here
Yeah, anyone eating cold red onions can suck a dick. But I’ll suck a dick for a good onion dip.
You never had raw onions on a sangwich? Red onion especially, very tasty raw.
Lil ogre
No thanks. Cooked only.
Grow the hell up.
I have. I prefer not to put things in my body that it rejects. Cooked is fine, raw is not.
You gonna put fermented Greenland shark in your food just because I was able to eat it?
It’s a joke based on op image.
Ahh, I forgot. I’m too distraught over the eclipse being overcast in Reykjavík to think straight.
I have eaten the shark, yes. It definitely smelled worse than it tasted.
Only if you do surströmming at the same time
Pass, lol
You haven’t lived until you’ve tried some fries with special sauce (mayonnaise, spiced ketchup and raw onion). Diabetes and heart disease included for free.
A bit of hot sauce or balsamic vinegar is way better. And healthier.
(And lol at every fucker out there who thinks they invented some magical special sauce by mixing mayo and ketchup together. Like nobody’s ever thought of that white trash culinary masterpiece before.)
Mayo and balsamic instead of mayo and ketchup. Or if you’re doing artichokes, both
Or just leave the gross mayo out of it entirely.
I’ll pass.
That sounds like thousand island dressing
I’d be sucking dick more if it tasted like raw onion.
You know I’m sure someone out there… Just gotta find the needle on the haystack lol
Just biting into a raw onion by itself is psychopath behavior but you gotta have raw onions on a proper Italian sub.
Screw red onions. White onions rule.
Where my shallot gang?
Leek fans rise up!
Try putting those red onion in water and vinegar (with a pinch of salt and sugar). They’ll become a deep red/purple and loose all acidity, gaining a sweet and vinegary taste. You can keep them in there for quite a long time too if done correctly
Fuck you I’ll live however the fuck I want
The actual ‘grown up’ take.
Absolutely. I would say that not liking onions is a bit of an illusion though. They really are in everything and are so elemental to cooking. I think if people understood this better they wouldn’t fear onions so much. Sometimes fear of onions is also part of a generalized “zero seasoning” palette common among some older white Americans, where even black pepper is considered “spicy” and most food is totally flavorless and usually cooked to a pulp. It’s not about growing up… this palette is just missing out on so much happiness in the world. Being just a tiny bit brave with food is a wonderful decision to make in life.
It is mostly a texture thing for me, and I doubt I am the only one. I do not mind the taste that much, if it is onion powder. But even tiny chunks of cooked onions make me gag when they crunch on your teeth. Absolutely disgusting. If I have to eat something with onions, I will pick out the pieces, no matter how tiny they are.
(Yes, I am autistic.)
True they have a sort of gummy texture that pops when you bite into it. I love that personally but I can see it’s a matter of taste. Does that mean you enjoy fresh cut onion in a salad (like bits of red onion in a Mediterranean salad) or fresh cut onion on a burger? Much more crisp texture. Just curious!
No, I do not like the raw crispines either! It has almost the same crunch, just with a lot less sliminess. Though with raw, the taste is also too strong for me.
Is his name Carm in the show because he’s caramelizing from first episode to last, and finally becomes the onion we all love?
I am halfway through s4 and it’s boring so I stopped watching.
Yes, you can’t rush carmelized onions
If you judge what other people eat
You should try: Growing the hell up
I judge people for what they eat every time I put a foot in a Target.
Let’s normalize shaming adults who eat like five year olds.
If I grow any more up the doctors will think I’m addicted to viagra
Claiming ED is a strange flex but you do you
I would agree, but my sil used to only eat chicken nuggets and canned green beans. In their family growing up, food was not for enjoyment, it was strictly for calories. Both her husband and I have been working on expanding her palate (we got her hooked on gyro a few years back. That was a happy moment for her family).
We don’t and didn’t judge her, we just wanted her to be able to enjoy nicer meals. Her husband is a great cook, so he’s gotten to vicariously experience amazing foods for the first time again. I would be envious, but I get this experience with my nieces and nephews (only four of them have parents who can cook well). It’s a great feeling, sharing delicious foods with loved ones, and also rubbing in your siblings’ faces that their kids aren’t picky when you cook for them.
We don’t and didn’t judge her
So, this is an entirely separate case from the OP, then.
not entirely sure. our [not understanding why she didn’t like food that tastes good] probably felt like judgment at times, even though we didn’t want it to.
A great point! (As usual)
Nah. I’ll judge the fuck out of dudes pushing 40 who still can’t cook anything other than instant ramen.
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Fructan sensitivity 🥲 I appreciate the flavor they add, buuut don’t appreciate how they digest in my body. I carry food enzymes with me when I’m out though- kind of hard to avoid when I’m not the one cooking. I do want to try adding them to my oil infusions sometime!
Yeah completely valid here. I got corn intolerance so samesies. I should see if they sell enzyme pills for that.
I’ve never heard of that. do you live in the US? I can’t imagine living here and not being able to eat corn derivatives
Not only do I live in the US but I also really like mexican food which manages to be even MORE corn-centric.
Pro tip: Turkish and Central-Asian food like shawarma is basically Mexican food but with wheat.
Nice
I’m genuinely curious, not being a jerk. I love Mexican food, I love Mexican American food, and I love Turkish food and all the central Asian food I’ve tried I enjoy.
But I can’t figure out what in the world you mean. Like which specific dishes are the same but with wheat?
Not entirely same, of course, but shawarma and burrito are imo similar templates that can be used with various fillings. You can have shawarma with beef or chicken, etc. You have some cheap local vegetables: where I am, it’s typical to see tomatoes, cucumbers, onions, maybe peppers, cabbage, or carrots. Of course, rice, guacamole and salsa are unlikely in a shawarma, but mayonnaise and sour cream can be used, the latter of which is afaiu encountered in burritos. And for myself, I’ve been making a fusion dish of shawarma with rice, chicken, and various local vegetables.
Likewise, foods using pita or leavened lavash, e.g. gyros, can be seen as templates similar to tacos.
Personally I’m surprised that lentils aren’t used more often in shawarma and similar foods, given Middle-Eastern liking for fava beans and chickpeas — although reportedly falafel can be found in shawarma in some regions. Then again, I’m pretty sure I’ve used sautéed peas or beans when making my mishmash burwarma.
Apparently the al pastor method of meat preparation is directly derived from doner kebab, having been brought to Mexico by Lebanese immigrants — although it uses pork instead of lamb or beef, since Christians didn’t have restrictions about it.
For sure al pastor is from the area. Miss me with that pineapple though! Thanks
Could be along the same lines as my fructan sensitivity. Corn is high in sorbitol which some can have intolerances or sensitivity to. Some people can get away with a small serving and certain processed forms, while others have to avoid it altogether. I think it’s one of the few FODMAP antagonists that doesn’t have an enzyme yet 🥲 Could also be something totally different! They would also potentially be sensitive to peaches, apricots or other foods with pits or seeds in them if it was a sorbitol sensitivity.
This, so much this. I turn into a walking war crime if I happen to eat any onion, no thanks.
Onions have their place, and it’s diced so fine they’re practically molecular.
Agree. Excellent flavor. Gawdawful texture.
Raw, carmelized, fried, pickled, grilled.
There’s so many ways to eat onions and they all taste different. Someone who just ‘doesn’t like onions’ is like someone not liking potatoes…which version and what do you not like??
I love onions in stew, or in gumbo or jambalaya - some place where I can’t see 'em, and certainly don’t have to chew through them.
otherwise fuck onions lol
Onion powder ftw
Seriously, pre caramelized actually! But I will add chopped onion too. Also garlic powder, and actual garlic. They taste different and both are good.
I never considered caramelizing the onions before drying and powdering them… I’ll have to set aside some of our garden haul for that
Just get onion powder, dude. Save yourself the tears and trouble.
It’s not the same, and deep in your heart you know that, too.
Oh I know it’s not the same. It’s infinitely better. Any recipe that calls for onion gets an onion powder substitute in my kitchen. It gets the job done for my recipe, doesnt feel lacking, and does so without making the food inedible and making my kitchen reek.
Try dried fried onions. They always have them at Indian Grocery stores, or dutch shops.
You can skip whole steps in recipes of browning, caramelizing onions for sauces , stews, etc just dump a few tablespoonsfulls in. Also makes excellent brown gravy base with some soysauce and Marmite.
Noooope
when I make salsa I just throw the tomato, peppers, onion, tomatillo, cilantro, coleslaw, and a drip of lime juice in the food processor and let it chop for me.
Hold up… Coleslaw?
y…yes i meant to tipe that.
This is my wife… I then had to explain to her multiple times that yes you do like onions and also garlic. I know this because over 90% of the things I cook include one or the other or both!
Tbf that’s totally different, it’s just a tiny bit, it’s like saying that if you like ketchup you also should like tomatoes, it’s not the same
Are you married to my wife? Are we a throuple now?
As a person that generally dislikes onions, it’s different - I’m not a fan of onion flavor and don’t like the texture, but I know it can positively contribute to a dish for me, primarily if it’s not overly prominent.
It’s like seasoning, eating some seasoning alone might make it taste bad, you might dislike dishes that use it as a main flavor, but if it’s just a small component of a dish it might be a good thing. I haven’t had marmite, but from what I’ve seen it seems kinda like that, very strong offputting flavor that complements other things very well.
For me it’s primarily the texture. I do like the flavor of onion as long as it’s not overpowering. Cooked or not, biting into onion is like nails on a chalkboard but on my teeth. If it’s chopped up small enough or powdered I don’t have a problem. When my wife makes food with bigger pieces of onion, she makes them big enough that I can pick out.
For a long time, though, I would just say I don’t like onion and try to avoid it altogether.
That’s dishonest.
yes, it’s dishonest of her to say that she doesn’t like them, when she clearly does like them as an ingredient
nobody said they were hiding the ingredients from her, grow the fuck up
I love onions but OP needs to fuck right off with dictating how other folks should deal with food.
You should fuck right off for saying fuck right off.
How about I forcefeed you moldy spinach
(in lackey voice) Yeah, you tell em OP!
If you are into people vomiting on you, go right ahead.
from an old line cook group
Wait but does the paper towel thing work?
Can’t say with certainty, though I have heard it recommended to me by someone who should know.
However, my preferred trick is to place the cutting board near an extraction fan, set said fan to high, and trying not to bend too much over the cutting board while chopping my onions.
never tried it
Very unlikely.
I have a minor allergy to onions and can only eat them without suffering if they’re caramelized or otherwise thoroughly cooked.
