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17597517 No.17597517 [Reply] [Original]

>never cry while cutting onions back home
>move to another state and begin crying while cutting onions

>> No.17597523

the reason you purchase "sweet onions" is because they have less chemicals that make you cry when you cut them open

buy sweet onions, turn on the vent hood above your stove when you chop and most of the problem will vanish

I find shallots to be the worst offenders!

>> No.17597524

>>17597517
Must've moved to Texas

>> No.17597525

>>17597517
Fresher onionscrelease more sulphur gas, which gets in your eyes and causes tearing. Remedys include wearing goggles, using a very sharp knife, or using different varieties or ages of onions.

>> No.17597526

>>17597525
mmm easiest fix is just to turn on the vent above ur stove when ur chopping

>> No.17597846

You're homesick.

>> No.17598034

>>17597517
Difference in humidity and elevation altering the transference of sulfur into your eyes.