Though a common vegetable, onions are anything but ordinary. On the contrary, onions are often referred to as the “Queen of Vegetables” and are a nutrition-rich,  therapeutic food for health. Shu Rong, a traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) practitioner from the UK, brings over 26 years of professional medical experience, including serving as a special physician…

MANILA—Putting quality over profit during inflationary times, Manila restaurant manager Ely Cundangan has refused to mess with her signature beef marrow stew—the same amount of onions must go in the pot no matter what. “Our ingredients have become so expensive that we are almost earning nothing. But we can’t change the recipe,” said the 76-year…

Onions that were sold in stores in five states have been recalled due to possible contamination with listeria, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said in a notice. The agency said in the notice that A&M Farms of Lyons, Georgia, has issued a voluntary recall of whole Vidalia onions that were packed on a single…

Widely used in cuisines throughout the world from South African to soul food, onions are famously pungent thanks to the high amount of sulfur in them. This gives them their characteristic harsh taste and the ability to make a grown man cry while cutting them. Both effects can be reduced, however, using water. Just like submerging…

In my last video on onions, I talked about the data supporting—or not supporting—the role of onions in boosting testosterone in men, protecting bone health, controlling allergies, and dealing with chemo side effects. What about weight loss? Enter the effect of steamed onion consumption on body fat in overweight subjects. The researchers used steamed onions…

It will take a while to caramelize the onions for the base of this soup, but the result is a deeply flavored dish that will warm your soul. Beef broth is also an essential part of the recipe. If you’re using store-bought broth, as I do here, please taste it before using it to see…

Crisp, crunchy, juicy onion rings are irresistible—you can’t just have one! I make mounds of them, using both red and white onions. I also like to add other vegetables, such as thin slices of eggplant, mushrooms, or peppers, to my fried veggie platter. Onion rings cook rather quickly, so have everything ready before you actually…

This condiment is the flavorful reduction of slow-cooked onions with herbs and balsamic vinegar. Yes, it takes time and patience, but the result is a thick, sweet-savory-tangy sauce with incredible depth of flavor that can be used in a multitude of ways. I love it on burgers, as a topping to goat cheese toast, a…

Oh, the mighty onion! This humble allium adds essential flavor, character, and substance to so much of our food. Onions have been part of our diets for thousands of years, appearing in ancient Egyptian drawings, early Roman cookbooks, and medieval medicinal texts. They were both harvested from the wild and cultivated for their many culinary…

French onion soup is the world’s most elegant dish. Not the kind of elegance you’d find on a white tablecloth with extra silverware, but elegant in the sense that scientists use the word. Like when a simple equation can express the relationship between matter and energy with as few ingredients as a pot of French…