Never cry while cutting onions again

Onions make (almost) every dish tastier. The only annoying thing is that those delicious onions make you cry. Fortunately, there’s a very simple solution.

Next time you’re going to cut an onion, take a sip of water and keep it in your mouth until you’ve finished cutting. This makes you breathe through your nose, preventing the onion’s compounds from entering your mouth and causing tears.

It can also help to use a razor-sharp knife and put the onions in the fridge half an hour before you’re going to cut them. Bring on that onion chutney.

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