• Skyline969@lemmy.ca
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    4 months ago

    Look, onions are like anal sex. If you were forced or tricked into having it as a kid, chances are you don’t want it when you become an adult.

  • Jesus@lemmy.world
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    4 months ago

    I avoided onions and peppers when I was younger because I was a picky ass eater.

    Now I avoid onions because I realized I can’t properly digest them and the make my tummy sad.

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        4 months ago

        Don’t get me wrong, I love onions as an adult. That said, I had a procedure a few years that fucked my ability to digest allium.

        I’m trying to eat fist fulls of probiotics to see if I can get back in the game.

        • Catoblepas@piefed.blahaj.zone
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          4 months ago

          If it’s the oligosaccharides or fructans that are fucking you up, you can heat (not fry) onions in however much oil you’re okay with in your final dish, and then just remove the onions. The flavor compounds are oil soluble, but the oligosaccharides/fructans aren’t. Smaller pieces = more intense onion flavor.

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            4 months ago

            Yeah, I’ve been experimenting with that as a solution. I can also mildly tolerate them if they’re cooked high hell or used as a powder. The more raw it is, the harder it is to digest.

            If I can dial the fructans down, I do a lot better.

              • Agrivar@lemmy.worldBanned from community
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                4 months ago

                This was such a delightful comment chain! Equal parts pleasant and informative.

  • Valorie12@lemmy.world
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    4 months ago

    Onions are fine in moderation. Peppers can overpower the flavor of a dish easily. But depending on the meal, I don’t mind either