What
compound in onions brings tears to your eyes?
Sulfuric
compounds. To cut down on the crying, chill the onion and
cut into the root end of the onion last.
How
many pounds of fresh and storage type onions does the average
American eat per year?
20 pounds.
How
many truck loads of onions are consumed each day?
Over 380 semi-truck loads.
What
country boasts the highest per capita consumption of onions?
Libya, with 66.8 pounds of onions consumed per person each year.
How
many calories are in a serving of onions?
45
calories.
What
are the three colors of onions sold in most grocery stores?
Yellow,
red, and white.
How
many acres of onions are planted in the United States each year?
On average 142,000 acres.
How
many onion farmers are there in the United States?
Less than 1,000.
What
cocktail is traditionally garnished with a pearl onion?
The
Gibson. According to the Webtender (online bartender), the
Gent of the Jury, Patton Martini, Pan Galactic Gargle Blaster
#2 and the Yellow Rattler also call for a cocktail onion.
According
to an old English Rhyme, the thickness of an onion skin can
help predict what?
The
severity of the winter. Thin skins mean a mild winter is coming
while thick skins indicate a rough winter ahead.
Where are specialty sweet onions grown?
Gentle,
sweet onions are grown in several parts of the United States
including Arizona (The Grand Canyon Sweet), California (Sweet
Imperials), Georgia (Vidalia Sweets), Hawaii (Maui Sweets
and Hawaiian Hula Sweets), New Mexico (Nu-Mex Sweets), Texas
(Texas Spring Sweets, 1015s and Super Sweets) and Washington
(Walla Walla Sweets).
What should you eat to get rid of onion breath?
Parsley.
According
to the Guinness Book of World Records, how much did the largest
onion ever grown weigh?
10
pounds 14 ounces. It was grown by V. Throup of Silsden, England.
What
Beatles song has "onion" in its title?
Glass
Onion. (The White Album)
In which animated movie does the main character compare himself to an onion? Clue – the character also lives in an onion patch and travels to "Far, Far Away" in an onion Carriage.
Shrek the ogre in the movie Shrek and Shrek 2 states, "Ogres are like onions, they’re made of many layers."
Before new York City, New York was called the Big Apple what was it called and why?
According to the book 1,000 Places To See Before You Die by Patricia Schultz, New York City was called the Big Onion because it was a place from which you could peel off layer after layer without ever reaching the core.
In
what famous story was the Seven-of-Spades threatened to be beheaded
for bringing the cook tulip-roots instead of onions?
Alice's
Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll.
