A great accompaniment to many dishes (Onions)

Member Name: paulie1975

Product:	Onions
Date:	21/01/09 (39 review reads)
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Advantages: Great flavour, cheap, easy to use

Disadvantages: Bring tears to your eyes

A wonderful root vegetable, onions are steeped in history, bulbs have been found dating back to the Bronze age. They were considered special in ancient egyptian times with the onion rings being considered to symbolise eternal life. Onions were buried with Egyptians as it was believed that the strong smell would bring breath back to the dead.

There are onions, red onions, spring onions and shallots, onions can be used in salads and as an accompaniment in many dishes, they are native to South east asia and can be used in Curries of Indian and Thai varieties as well as in many Chinese and Japanese dishes. Shallots are used as a great flavour addition to recipes and spring onions are used in all sorts of dishes.

Onions can be roasted and taste amazing this way in roast deals, they can then be used to flavour gravies and sauces. They can be grilled and eaten with strong meats, or else you can fry them and have them with burgers, hot dogs etc.

I enjoy onions in all these formats, as well as eating them raw, they have a strong flavour and taste like they must be good for you. When cutting them they bring tears to your eyes, but when you eat them, they taste great.

Onions can be grown easily enough at home and kept for a week or two, they can be purchased from any shop or supermarket at very cheap prices and make a great accompaniment to meals.

Summary: A great accompaniment to many dishes