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This is a bit of a cultural thing. Grilling whole onions. It's my favorite, I could eat 4 in one sitting.

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[–] rockyTron@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Never done it, usually decomposed into wedges and grilled in a basket with other veggies like garlic, mushrooms, and golden beets. They do it with half onions at a Lebanese restaurant near me they are sweet and delicious!

[–] _MoveSwiftly@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Half onions do cook much faster.

[–] Che_Donkey@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I just showed a friend grilling half onions with his steak...he is now hooked!

[–] _MoveSwiftly@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Glad he is!

[–] MrWildBunnycat@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

That looks delicious. I believe it was also very common to just bake whole onions in victorian times as a hearty meal on a string budget

[–] _MoveSwiftly@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Onions and bread in some areas of the middle east as a string budget meal. Last resort. That's interesting stuff there. :)

[–] miked@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Mexicans grill spring onions. Thought it was weird the first few times but I grew to love them.

[–] altima_neo@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 year ago

Not sure why anyone downvoted you, but yeah. I even made a comment about it here lol. Spring onions with carne asada, toss some pieces into a corn tortilla with a spritz of lime, and mmm, you got a tasty taco there.

[–] _MoveSwiftly@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Really? Okay that's new to me. I'll have to try this.

[–] miked@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago
[–] altima_neo@lemmy.zip 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

What do you do with a whole onion?

Ive done slices and those small pearl onions, as well as green onions with carne asada.

But also your top image is upside down.

[–] _MoveSwiftly@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Just eat the whole onion. :) Peel one layer at a time. It stays juicy and I really like it.

Yes it is, I have no idea how to get Lemmy to upload pictures with the correct orientation.

[–] meggied90@vlemmy.net 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

That depends heavily on what you plan on serving them with. If it's being served with something that would pair with a cooked and softly charred onion, hell yes.

If you're just planning on eating a whole grilled onion by itself though, you're off your rocker.

[–] _MoveSwiftly@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

They're typically server with veggie/beef/chicken skewers. Personally, I don't mind eating them by themselves lol. I love grilled onions, too much.

[–] NotMoose@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Honest question as I would try this. After grilling, do you just bite into them like an apple? Do you eat them plain? Looks good!

[–] _MoveSwiftly@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Not like an apple for sure.

I personally peal the outer most layer as it's burnt a bit, but some people love it. I like to eat them layer by layer, pealing one at a time. Does that make sense?