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Onions

Remembering When Bermuda Was an Onion Island

Mark Twain once called the allium the “pride and joy of Bermuda.”

Diana Hubbell August 25, 2021

Heuvelland, Belgium

Potato Vending Machine

Because sometimes you need to make a batch of frites even when the stores are all closed.

The Rush for Ramps Is Threatening Millennia-Old Foodways

Native harvesters' access to the wild plant is jeopardized by its trendiness.

Amanda Gokee June 9, 2021

Kolkja, Estonia

Kolkja Kala-ja Sibularestora (Kolkja Old Believers Restaurant)

This unique eatery offers a taste of Estonia's "Onion Route."

Fried Onion Burgers

A Depression-era patty filler paved the way for an Oklahoma favorite.

Jucy Lucy

This beef patty oozes cheese from within.

Bone-In Pork Chop Sandwich

Mind your teeth when eating this juicy Chicago specialty.

Found: 1,500-Year-Old Burnt Onion Linked to 'Sweden's Pompeii'

The ancient vegetable affirms a Swedish island's ties to the Roman Empire.

Christina Ayele Djossa April 12, 2018

Handkäse Mit Musik

The stinky cheese comes with onions and bathroom humor.

Calçot

The Catalan green onion has its own festival.

Vidalia, Georgia

Vidalia Onion Museum

A sweet tribute to Georgia's official state vegetable, which even has its own mascot: "Yumion."

Scientists Now Know Exactly Why Onions Make You Cry

They've unlocked the chemical secrets of an irritating molecule.

Kelsey Kennedy August 2, 2017

Rochester, New York

Garbage Plates at Nick Tahou Hots

Rochester's signature culinary delicacy.

In 1959, British Scientists Carefully Perfected the Pickled Onion

It was all for the "notoriously fickle pickle-fancying public."

Lauren Young February 24, 2017