# Living on noodles, pork and onions, what else do I need? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [June 30, 2026, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/living-on-noodles-pork-and-onions-what-else-do-i-need/1031307 "2026-06-30T19:01:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![CairoCarol](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cairocarol/32/3825_2.png) [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2026, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/living-on-noodles-pork-and-onions-what-else-do-i-need/1031307/21 "2026-06-30T21:07:26Z")
> [@purplehorseshoe](#): > > No kidding? I did not know that, learned a thing, etc. Same here. I’d have sworn most of the C was destroyed by cooking, but apparently the loss isn’t that bad. > [@purplehorseshoe](#): > > Considering how much onion I eat, apparently I’ll live to be on the Dope another fiddy years. Same here! ---
**Author:** ![Jaycat.again](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jaycat.again/32/11525_2.png) [@Jaycat.again](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jaycat.again)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2026, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/living-on-noodles-pork-and-onions-what-else-do-i-need/1031307/22 "2026-06-30T21:43:04Z")
[what else do I need?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/living-on-noodles-pork-and-onions-what-else-do-i-need/1031307) Pepto Bismol. ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2026, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/living-on-noodles-pork-and-onions-what-else-do-i-need/1031307/23 "2026-06-30T21:53:47Z")
You need greens. Eat some now, in fact, before you keel over. 🤣 ---
**Author:** ![susan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/susan/32/17537_2.png) [@susan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/susan)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2026, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/living-on-noodles-pork-and-onions-what-else-do-i-need/1031307/24 "2026-06-30T22:02:30Z")
[![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/d/d2/Scurvy_by_Stephen_R._Bown.jpeg) ](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/d/d2/Scurvy_by_Stephen_R._Bown.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![mixdenny](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mixdenny/32/2962_2.png) [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2026, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/living-on-noodles-pork-and-onions-what-else-do-i-need/1031307/25 "2026-07-01T00:40:30Z")
> [@solost](#): > > ‘whole onions’, exactly She makes the broth from pork belly and whole onions plus soy sauce. Simple but very flavorful. The onions are in your bowl and can easily be cut up with chopsticks and spoon into chunks. ---
**Author:** ![mixdenny](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mixdenny/32/2962_2.png) [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2026, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/living-on-noodles-pork-and-onions-what-else-do-i-need/1031307/26 "2026-07-01T00:43:20Z")
> [@Beckdawrek](#): > > You need greens. Yeah, this is a simple noodle broth. Usually we add spinach, bok choy, romaine, etc. ---
**Author:** ![susan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/susan/32/17537_2.png) [@susan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/susan)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2026, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/living-on-noodles-pork-and-onions-what-else-do-i-need/1031307/27 "2026-07-01T01:04:52Z")
Sounds great. ---
**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2026, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/living-on-noodles-pork-and-onions-what-else-do-i-need/1031307/28 "2026-07-01T01:35:02Z")
Ignore the fearmongers. Since a medium-sized onion contains about 8 mg of vitamin C and 75-90 mg is recommended as a minimum daily requirement, at least 10 onions a day mixed into your pork and noodles should keep you free from scurvy, at least for a long while. I’d add a bunch of other veggies though. Variety and all. ---
**Author:** ![susan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/susan/32/17537_2.png) [@susan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/susan)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2026, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/living-on-noodles-pork-and-onions-what-else-do-i-need/1031307/29 "2026-07-01T01:36:35Z")
Or eat an orange for dessert and be done with it (70–90 mg). ---
**Author:** ![fedman1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e495f1/32.png) [@fedman1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fedman1)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2026, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/living-on-noodles-pork-and-onions-what-else-do-i-need/1031307/30 "2026-07-01T01:55:28Z")
pardon me, but how do you cut up onions with chopsticks? ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2026, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/living-on-noodles-pork-and-onions-what-else-do-i-need/1031307/31 "2026-07-01T01:59:58Z")
If it’s cooked? Squeeze it a little and it separates. ---
**Author:** ![Telemark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/telemark/32/372_2.png) [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2026, 2:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/living-on-noodles-pork-and-onions-what-else-do-i-need/1031307/32 "2026-07-01T02:09:12Z")
Maybe add some reds, vitamin C, and cocaine? Ain’t it a shame. ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2026, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/living-on-noodles-pork-and-onions-what-else-do-i-need/1031307/33 "2026-07-01T02:18:21Z")
> [@RitterSport](#): > > Do cooked onions retain their C? Nor all, but enough. So no issues with scurvy. ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2026, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/living-on-noodles-pork-and-onions-what-else-do-i-need/1031307/34 "2026-07-01T02:28:11Z")
Note also that even if you get a little under the RDA of Vitamin C, it’s not like scurvy will strike you down instantly. Scurvy is the result of extreme vitamin deficiency. Getting, say, half of the RDA probably isn’t great for you, but you could live on it. ---
**Author:** ![SCAdian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scadian/32/3292_2.png) [@SCAdian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SCAdian)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2026, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/living-on-noodles-pork-and-onions-what-else-do-i-need/1031307/35 "2026-07-01T03:25:47Z")
> [@CairoCarol](#): > > Now I want a Ritter Sport chocolate bar! Milk chocolate with cornflakes would be good. I want the rum-raisin variety, but it’s been three or four years since we last saw any in the stores here. ☹ No rum-raisin ice cream, either. 😡 ---
**Author:** ![Steven\_Maven](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/steven_maven/32/3272_2.png) [@Steven\_Maven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Steven_Maven)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2026, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/living-on-noodles-pork-and-onions-what-else-do-i-need/1031307/36 "2026-07-01T13:55:43Z")
> [@Chronos](#): > > Theoretically, the pork by itself would be enough, if it were raw. But cooking destroys some of the vitamins. Cooking pork also destroys **trichinosis** , so it’s worth the trade off. ---
**Author:** ![Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/elmer_j.fudd/32/1211_2.png) [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elmer_J.Fudd)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2026, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/living-on-noodles-pork-and-onions-what-else-do-i-need/1031307/37 "2026-07-01T14:00:15Z")
Just make your fourth ingredient a multivitamin. ---
**Author:** ![Hypno-Toad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b2d939/32.png) [@Hypno-Toad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hypno-Toad)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2026, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/living-on-noodles-pork-and-onions-what-else-do-i-need/1031307/38 "2026-07-01T14:31:06Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > I want the rum-raisin variety, but it’s been three or four years since we last saw any in the stores here Yes! the most delicious flavor of Ritter bar ever. And yes, it’s no longer in stores in FLA. ---
**Author:** ![solost](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/solost/32/11776_2.png) [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2026, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/living-on-noodles-pork-and-onions-what-else-do-i-need/1031307/39 "2026-07-01T14:34:20Z")
> [@Steven\_Maven](#): > > Cooking pork also destroys **trichinosis** , so it’s worth the trade off. Trichinosis is almost unheard of these days in modern commercial pork products. Not that it’s a good idea to eat raw or undercooked meat in general, but the FDA reduced the recommended center temp for cooked pork from 165F to 145F years ago. ---
**Author:** ![wolfpup](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolfpup/32/10618_2.png) [@wolfpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfpup)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2026, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/living-on-noodles-pork-and-onions-what-else-do-i-need/1031307/40 "2026-07-01T14:43:13Z")
> [@solost](#): > > Trichinosis is almost unheard of these days in modern commercial pork products. > > Not that it’s a good idea to eat raw or undercooked meat in general, but the FDA reduced the recommended center temp for cooked pork from 165F to 145F years ago. And, just like with beef and chicken, overcooking pork dries it out and tends to make it tough and tasteless. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/living-on-noodles-pork-and-onions-what-else-do-i-need/1031307.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/living-on-noodles-pork-and-onions-what-else-do-i-need/1031307.md?page=3)