MelissaA
Brenton
Shilpa Karhik
WHY DO ONIONS Make You CRY???
February 21st 2008 22:40
Exactly why is it that chopping and peeling onions makes our eyes water furiously???
Apparently during the process of slicing up these literal tear jerkers, an enzyme known as allinase and another compound called isothiocyanate get together and create a type of sulphuric vapour which gets into the eyes and irritates them no end.
There have been a lot of ideas over the years n how to not cry while chopping onions such as refrigerate them etc, but the only thing I can honestly say ever worked 100% for me was wearing ski googles while I diced and sliced.
It does make you look a little strange....especially if you have people over, but hey, my friends will tell you I'm pretty strange anyway!
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