Linda0818
Head Chef
It's just something I came up with one day and I've been making them ever since. It's really good. I've added diced onion before as well.
Is there anything missing in such a meal?
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SEEING-TO-BELIEVE
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one thing i've noticed is that when i eat raw onion without any other food or without drinking i get a nausea very fast..
why is that?
do you have the same condition??
why is that?
do you have the same condition??
Raw onions affect a lot of people. I too am affected by the sulphur compounds found in the allium family. Gives me a belly ache but not necessarily nausea. That goes for almost all the onion family from chives, green onions, on up to large sweet mild onions. Cooked is a different matter and I almost always cook yellow onions, shallot or scallions to go along with... everything from eggs to steaks!
I do not recommend eating just onion alone. It is very hard on your stomach. If you must consume raw onion, soaking in water for 15 20 minutes before consuming might help rid of some of the sulphur. But personally I dont' think it will stop your gut ache enough to warrant even thinking about it.
So now I must ask, why are you eating raw onions alone?
I do not recommend eating just onion alone. It is very hard on your stomach. If you must consume raw onion, soaking in water for 15 20 minutes before consuming might help rid of some of the sulphur. But personally I dont' think it will stop your gut ache enough to warrant even thinking about it.
So now I must ask, why are you eating raw onions alone?
Badjak
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I got no issue with raw onions, but I won't eat one like I eat an apple 
But raw onion with a burger or with herring is fine
Plus in a salad
But raw onion with a burger or with herring is fine
Plus in a salad
Linda0818
Head Chef
Raw onion doesn't bother me. Which is a good thing. I eat a lot of onion, both raw and cooked.
My sensitivity to Sulphite is my bane. But I do also love onions and eat a lot of them... but cooked.
Yes, I sometimes have them raw under certain circumstances (egg or tuna salads, sometimes green salads). but I really do try to avoid them raw. Or I usually soak raw in water first (as I mentioned before) it helps a bit, not really enuf but a bit.
Yes, I sometimes have them raw under certain circumstances (egg or tuna salads, sometimes green salads). but I really do try to avoid them raw. Or I usually soak raw in water first (as I mentioned before) it helps a bit, not really enuf but a bit.
OP
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SEEING-TO-BELIEVE
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it is very very common in hummus restaurants to eat a lot of raw onions along with the hummus or other similar plate.....
Linda0818
Head Chef
A friend of mine (years ago) had a super bad sensitivity to onions. Anytime she would ingest them raw, she would burp constantly for about an hour. And I don't mean little burps. We're talking loud, gassy, smelly burps to where she would have to go hide herself away until it passed. I felt bad for her.
My bummer of a food intolerance (actually it's more of an allergy) is raw egg. I can eat eggs scrambled or hard boiled. But if the white or the yolk is just slightly underdone, I have a reaction. My throat swells a little and gets super itchy. Never had that problem until I went through pregnancy. And I really, REALLY miss eating fried eggs with runny yolk. Or a poached egg where you poke the yolk and it runs over the toast in a beautiful, orange stream of deliciousness. Man I miss that.
Over the years I've 'tested' myself to see if I can tolerate runny yolk again by cooking an egg, leaving the yolk runny, and tasting just a tiny portion. Then I wait about 30 seconds. That's all it takes for my throat to start itching. Back into the pan the egg goes to cook it completely through (with a couple of curse words on the side).
If you are going to do that, I will assume you keep an epi-pen near by?
Linda0818
Head Chef
The reaction I have is usually not severe. It's more annoying than anything else. Now, the more severe reaction comes when I eat macadamia nuts. Which can be more accidentally ingested than undercooked egg, so it would probably be smart of me to keep Epipens around, provided my insurance would even pay for them.
My sister gave us some cookies for Christmas one year that, unknown to me, contained macadamia nuts. That was before my husband passed away (so it's been over 5 years ago) and I almost had him take me to the hospital. My throat didn't just itch, it began to swell and it was difficult to swallow. In preparing myself to go to the hospital, I popped a Benadryl. Thankfully that curbed the reaction and the swelling went down.
So yeah, I don't eat cookies at anyone's home unless I make sure there are no macadamias (or macadamia nut oil) in them. And, of course, I have to read labels carefully. Oddly, I can eat other tree nuts, as well as peanuts, without issue.
ShellyCooks
Senior Cook
I make hummus all the time. I agree with the people who suggested fresh vegetables. I like any veggie dipped in hummus, especially carrots, celery, red bell peppers, and lightly steamed broccoli and cauliflower. I also spread hummus on toast and top it with slices of avocado for breakfast, lunch, or as an appetizer. Your hummus looks delicious, but you need fresh vegetables to balance it out and make it a complete meal.
Linda0818
Head Chef
I've made my own hummus in the past, but haven't in a quite a while. If I want hummus, I stop by our local Greek place. Their hummus is way more amazing than mine. That and they serve those yummy warm pita breads (essentially flatbread) that I can't find in my grocery store anymore.
