# Who decided onions go on almost everything?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-decided-onions-go-on-almost-everything/591873>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [August 7, 2011, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-decided-onions-go-on-almost-everything/591873 "2011-08-07T22:32:55Z")\
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**Author:** ![devilsknew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/4da419/32.png) [@devilsknew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/devilsknew)\
**Post date:** [August 12, 2011, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-decided-onions-go-on-almost-everything/591873/102 "2011-08-12T01:51:18Z")

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Ehh… a raw onion might be a “condiment”… but onions raw and cooked are essential “ingredients” and enhancers. You simply discredit the noble onion.

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**Author:** ![rowrrbazzle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rowrrbazzle/32/414_2.png) [@rowrrbazzle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rowrrbazzle)\
**Post date:** [August 12, 2011, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-decided-onions-go-on-almost-everything/591873/103 "2011-08-12T03:46:31Z")

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[I love onions!](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KM-lEhhsLQw)

I’ve always liked cooked onions, including onion rings. For a while I made grilled cheese and onion sandwiches in our electric waffle maker (after changing the waffle plates with flat plates, sillies). But it wasn’t until I was about 19 that I started liking raw onions. Now when I chop them up for hot dogs, I’ll eat a few pieces by themselves.

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