onion
Cooks cry cutting
Onion is a bulb vegetable with papery outer layers enclosing concentric rings of pungent flesh.
Raw onions have a sharp, eye-watering quality that mellows into sweetness when cooked.
The layered structure gives rise to the metaphor of peeling back layers to reveal deeper truths or complexities: The investigation peeled back the onion on years of corruption.
In internet slang, the onion router (Tor) enables anonymous browsing, and .onion addresses exist on the dark web.
If you know your onions, you're well-informed about a subject.
Onion family plants
- tunicateCoated marine invertebrate
- shallotMild culinary bulb
- scallionYoung onion, edible stalk
- setsGrouped items together
propagation · planting · harvest · germination · seedling · sprouting · root · skin
Sharply strong-smelling
- sharpFine-edged, or astute
- sweetTasting of sugar
- savoryAppetizing, not sweet
- umamiFifth taste sensation
sulfurous · mellow · caramelized · raw · cooked · mild · strong · bite
Cutting into pieces
- dicingCutting into cubes
- mincingAffectedly delicate in manner
- sautéingQuick cooking in fat
- caramelizingHeating sugars until browned
frying · roasting · browning · sofrito · mirepoix · soffritto · soup · stew
Bright yellow, or precious
- amberHardened ancient tree secretion
- brownDark earth tone
- caramelizedBrowned through sugar heating
- translucentPermitting diffused light passage
purple · red · white · yellow · copper · bronze · fried · crispy
Deters unwanted creatures
- garlicPungent culinary bulb
- carrotEdible orange taproot
- tomatoRed culinary fruit
- beetDark red root vegetable
lettuce · chamomile · marigold · aphids · thrips · deterrent · interplanting · garden
Emotional tear release
- weepingShedding tears audibly
- eye-wateringCausing tears to form
- stingingCausing sharp pain
- irritationMild anger or inflammation
cutting · slicing · goggles · chilling · rinsing · ventilation · sulfur · volatile
Coming off in strips
- skinBody's outer layer
- membraneThin tissue sheet
- ringsCircular bands worn
- stratifiedArranged in stacked layers
concentric · nested · metaphor · complexity · depth · revealing · unfolding · outer
allium
Onion family plants
sets · propagation · planting · harvest · germination · seedling · sprouting · root · skin · papery
pungent
Sharply strong-smelling
umami · sulfurous · mellow · caramelized · raw · cooked · mild · strong · bite · kick
chopping
Cutting into pieces
caramelizing · frying · roasting · browning · sofrito · mirepoix · soffritto · soup · stew · curry
golden
Bright yellow, or precious
- amberHardened ancient tree secretion
- brownDark earth tone
- caramelizedBrowned through sugar heating
translucent · purple · red · white · yellow · copper · bronze · fried · crispy · deep-fried
pest-repellent
Deters unwanted creatures
beet · lettuce · chamomile · marigold · aphids · thrips · deterrent · interplanting · garden · border
crying
Emotional tear release
- weepingShedding tears audibly
- eye-wateringCausing tears to form
- stingingCausing sharp pain
irritation · cutting · slicing · goggles · chilling · rinsing · ventilation · sulfur · volatile · enzymes
peeling
Coming off in strips
stratified · concentric · nested · metaphor · complexity · depth · revealing · unfolding · outer · inner
oniontofu
Coagulated soy milk block
iceberg lettuce · cucumber · rice · potato · white bread
onionmarble
Recrystallized limestone rock
billiard ball · what you see is what you get · surface · simplicity
onioncucumber
Crisp edible gourd
lettuce · celery · iceberg lettuce · water chestnut · jicama
- onion ringsFried vegetable slices, battered
- red onionPurple-skinned pungent bulb vegetable
- green onionsYoung, mild onion shoots
- fried onionsCooked sliced bulb vegetable
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