For Crying Out Loud: Tips for No-Tear Onion Cutting

So why all the tears?

onion are not only one of the most various veggie staples in the kitchen , they ’re also easy to grow , plus onion types and varieties are endless . There ’s also the many health benefits they can provide such as lowering the risk of malignant neoplastic disease and heart disease , as well as being a great reservoir of fiber , and vitamins C & B6 .

So why all the tears ? Well , once you take your knife to an Allium cepa , enzymes and amino dose sulfoxides fall together to make a explosive sulfur chemical compound ( in the form of a gas ) . This is what turns on the urine works . Your eye are attempt to launder aside the offending gases .

You ’ll notice the big tear reaction when the ascendant part ( or basal plate ) of the Allium cepa is cut off . Below are the good suggestions from James Cook everywhere on how to dry out those tears .

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