Do you use onions alot?

@peanutjar (5198)
Canada
August 30, 2007 3:51pm CST
How often would you say you use them in your everyday cooking?Do you use the red,white or normal ones?
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@twoey68 (13627)
• United States
13 Sep 07
Even though I can't stand them...I use alot of them b/c of Hubby. We mostly eat seperate meals b/c he likes onions and hot peppers. I don't even use salt or pepper most of the time. AT PEACE WITHIN ~~STAND STRONG IN YOUR BELIEFS~~
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@twoey68 (13627)
• United States
14 Sep 07
He is spoiled but I love him so it's ok. AT PEACE WITHIN ~~STAND STRONG IN YOUR BELIEFS~~
@peanutjar (5198)
• Canada
14 Sep 07
Oh your so sweet!You make them just for hubby.They need to be spoiled though,he,he.:)
@irishmist (3814)
• United States
31 Aug 07
I use onions quite a bit at home and at my job. I love cooking with onions. I use all kinds of onions.
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@irishmist (3814)
• United States
13 Sep 07
Well I use to work in food service, but now I'm a cook in a retirement home. I can't pick just one thing that I like to cook with onions. They are a staple for me, as are peppers & mushrooms.
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@peanutjar (5198)
• Canada
12 Sep 07
You must work in a restaurant!What is your favorite thing to cook with onions?Just curious.:)
@sunshinecup (7871)
31 Aug 07
Yeah I reckon I do, just the normal ones. I love the flavor of onions in my dishes, cooked it best. I don't like them raw as much.
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@peanutjar (5198)
• Canada
12 Sep 07
Hi sunshinecup!I do not like them raw either,if its in my salad,i pick them out.:)
@wdiong (1815)
• Singapore
31 Aug 07
I do use onions in my cooking but I would not say that it's alot. I use the small red onions or shallots when I cook fried rice and spicy dishes. I use the white ones in boiling soup as it's gives off a sweet taste. I like to eat it raw when I dip them in satay sauce.
@peanutjar (5198)
• Canada
12 Sep 07
Lately ive been heading towards the red ones.I think my taste changed for them more than the white ones.I cry every time i cut them.lol:)
@nancyrowina (3850)
12 Sep 07
I use them in bolognaise and curries when I make them to fill them out, but I hate raw onions in salad and on burgers etc I always ask them to leave them out when I'm ordering fast food. I prefer the flavour of red onions but rarely use them as they are quite hard to find in the super markets here.
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@peanutjar (5198)
• Canada
12 Sep 07
I cannot et them in salads at all too.My boyfriends shy when i ask them to leave them out,lol.He says why dont you take them out yourself after?I tell him its better not to waste them by having the person cut them up for nothing,right?!Funny guy!!:)
@tuffy999 (794)
• Philippines
31 Aug 07
onions is one of the basic ingredients in almost all of my cooking. i use the white most of the time.
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@peanutjar (5198)
• Canada
12 Sep 07
Thankyou tuffy!:)
@abagslife (1212)
• Italy
30 Aug 07
I use garlic so much
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@peanutjar (5198)
• Canada
31 Aug 07
Garlic is good too:)
@venshida (4836)
• United States
30 Aug 07
I use onion not a lot to be honest I really don't care for onions. I prefer the onion powder. I normally buy the red ones.
@peanutjar (5198)
• Canada
31 Aug 07
I use onion powder too sometimes and the red onions.:)
@crazynurse (7482)
• United States
31 Aug 07
I love onions and use them in almost everything that I cook! I use yellow onions for things like spaghetti sauce, chili, and other cooked dishes. If the onion is going to be eaten raw, I switch to a red/purple onion...as they taste better raw (in my opinion). I love a slice of onion on a hamburger and I love to cut them in very fine pieces and put in tuna salad!
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@peanutjar (5198)
• Canada
31 Aug 07
Im craving a hamburger now with LOTS of onions!Yum,yum!:)
• United States
31 Aug 07
Hmm, I think we use onions in a lot of the meats we cook in our household. Like with cube steaks we cook those in a bed of onions. Whenever we make meatloaf, onions are a must, and in the roast you have to use onion. Outside of the house most of our burgers and salads have onion, and you cannot have a Penn Station Philly Cheesesteak without them We mostly use the yellow vidalia onions. I am not really sure why those over any other onion, but that is what I am used to. I know people who can eat an onion as if it were an apple. I love onions in plenty of foods, but I don't think I could eat it alone! Onions are a great source for antioxidants. You lead a healthier life when you eat a lot of onions, just make sure you invest in plenty of toothpaste lol.
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@peanutjar (5198)
• Canada
31 Aug 07
I eat alot with my meals,but never would take a big chomp out of one either!lol:)
@matte5 (1913)
• Sweden
30 Aug 07
Hello. I will say I use them most every day and most the red and normal ones I use them in sallad or in the cooking. hand.
@peanutjar (5198)
• Canada
31 Aug 07
I mostly use the reds ones too,especially in chicken brochettes.:)
@theprogamer (10534)
• United States
31 Aug 07
I use a lot of onions in cooking. Usually the white ones but I also use yellow or red depending on what style/ethnicity of cooking I'm doing. I think white and green onions are the ones I use most, with red trailing behind that. Its useful in a tone of dishes, plus it can be left as is, or steamed to give more flavor to a dish.
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@peanutjar (5198)
• Canada
12 Sep 07
You know alot about cooking.Is it one of your favorite pasttimes?The green onions i just love,i like to just put them in vinegar and eat as is.lol:)