Onions are the third most eaten vegetable behind potatoes
and lettuce. Sweet reds and Vidalia onions are good for
BBQ's and salads while whites and yellows are ideal to cook
with other vegetables. At home do not keep onions under
your sink or near potatoes. Potatoes give off moisture which
will cause onions to spoil. The reason we cry when chopping
onions is because they give off a chemical called thiopropanl-s-oxide.
To limit the irritating effects chill your onions before
chopping.
