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Why all the raw onion on everything!

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Lucywilloe · 31/10/2024 17:55

I am wondering if I am being completely unreasonable about my utter hatred of raw onion being served on nearly everything when we eat out. I ordered what was described as a ham sandwich at a cafe today. It came served with grated carrot and onion as well as lettuce. My husband had a cheese and tuna toastie earlier in the week - it came with big slices of red onion. Every filling my local coffee shop offers seems to come with some combination of spring onion, red onion or onion marmalade. Its not so bad when they explain there will be onions on the menu but these sneaky onion ninjas that garnish a perfectly lovely salad or hide the offensive alliums in an otherwise delicious bread and filling combo are giving me the rage. So AIBU to think onions are like marmite and their stinky, repeating presence should be highlighted to unwary consumers....

OP posts:
Overtheatlantic · 31/10/2024 18:02

It’s the perfect way to ruin tuna mayo.

toomuchfaff · 31/10/2024 18:02

"no onion please"

Problem solved.

MasterBeth · 31/10/2024 18:01

There are very few foods I actively dislike. Raw onion is one of them.

Isitfridayyetsophie · 31/10/2024 17:58

Yeah I agree with you. Raw onion doesn’t taste great imo and makes you smell bad. I would never put onion in a tuna sandwich or in a salad, but I guess someone must like it!

TheLastLemonSherbetInTheJar · 31/10/2024 17:57

YABU. Onion makes(almost) everything better.

Longhotsummers · 31/10/2024 17:57

It’s a cheaper garnish than other options.

Procrastinates · 31/10/2024 17:57

I think this might be a you problem, I genuinely can't think of the last time I had onion in anything.

bryceQ · 31/10/2024 17:57

I agree. I loathe raw onion and it also makes the salad taste of onion so even when you don't eat it everything is infected with onion!! 😒

Morven7 · 31/10/2024 17:56

I think you're eating in the wrong places

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