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Produce => Edible Plants => Topic started by: keef on August 18, 2008, 23:55:27

Title: Home grown onions & human digestive system...
Post by: keef on August 18, 2008, 23:55:27
Is it me - or do any home grown onions create more..well..flatcuence.. :-[..obvisously pickled ones have reputation, but what about normal "cooking" ones when used in stews, curries, soups etc....
Title: Re: Home grown onions & human digestive system...
Post by: asbean on August 19, 2008, 00:12:53
Especially when made into an onion sauce eaten with lamb cooked with garlic  :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'(
Title: Re: Home grown onions & human digestive system...
Post by: cambourne7 on August 19, 2008, 00:37:06
perhapse they have not mellowed as some of the shop bought stuff which might be weeks old and the acids have had time to settle. Boots do these detox tablets which how can i put this gently dont stop you farting but at least you dont gas the room when you do :)
Title: Re: Home grown onions & human digestive system...
Post by: Deb P on August 19, 2008, 03:24:42
Can't say I've noticed any difference.....but doing shift work plays havoc with my digestive system anyway!

Charcoal tablets are very effective if excessive 'wind' is bothersome!
Title: Re: Home grown onions & human digestive system...
Post by: kitty on August 19, 2008, 08:23:59
thats what allotments are for-look into the middle distance and say'did you hear that?'
then get on with your digging! ;D
kitty
xx
Title: Re: Home grown onions & human digestive system...
Post by: OllieC on August 19, 2008, 08:32:53
Any particular variety for those who've noticed? I'm generally pretty susceptible! but have never noticed apart from with Yellow Shallots and possibly Senshyu Yellow. Have been fine with:

Autumn Giant
Onion - Swift
Electric Red
Red Shallots
Griselle Shallots
Title: Re: Home grown onions & human digestive system...
Post by: Kingfisher on August 19, 2008, 08:56:31
Hi all, It is garaunteed that if I eat Onions, the same night I am turfed out on to the sofa  ;D
Title: Re: Home grown onions & human digestive system...
Post by: Philbasford on August 19, 2008, 09:39:01
i was about to start a thread like this yesterday!!

Harvested my onions the other week and made some lovely onion soup, and it made me fart for the next 12 hours constantly surronded by the smell of onions , to the same strengh of the onions i had been cooking!!!
Title: Re: Home grown onions & human digestive system...
Post by: debster on August 19, 2008, 10:07:34
i have found that home grown onions are much stronger they really make me cry when i cut them,
chef hubby always says my home grown garlic is much stronger then shop bought stuff
Title: Re: Home grown onions & human digestive system...
Post by: Philbasford on August 19, 2008, 10:38:49
mine are soooo strong,
Title: Re: Home grown onions & human digestive system...
Post by: Suzanne on August 19, 2008, 12:29:31
Keef - I thought it was just our onions - made a pissaldiere (basically onion pizza with anchovies) from which there were some "interesting" side effects fro my OH. I decline to say what my side effects were on the basis of modesty.
Suffice to say that this particular dish will be planned with the same care as I apply to curries (no meetings or long journeys sharing a car the next day).  ::)
Title: Re: Home grown onions & human digestive system...
Post by: GRACELAND on August 19, 2008, 14:12:41
 ;D I have now been banned from eating onion soup !!! :-\
Title: Re: Home grown onions & human digestive system...
Post by: Emagggie on August 19, 2008, 14:59:57
Quote from: kitty on August 19, 2008, 08:23:59
thats what allotments are for-look into the middle distance and say'did you hear that?'
then get on with your digging! ;D
kitty
xx
Hahaha at KItty! ;D
Home growns are eye wateringly, wind makingly stronger I find, so I don't use as many as I would when using shop boughts.Don't know if it makes much difference though.
Title: Re: Home grown onions & human digestive system...
Post by: Jokerman on August 19, 2008, 22:40:15
Yo Keef!!!

I thought it was your breath.....    ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: Home grown onions & human digestive system...
Post by: ninnyscrops on August 19, 2008, 23:31:06
Homey growny ones always seem to have "fenetre de breeze" effect.

Think these chaps must have been sampling some too - new extinction theory here  ;D

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WxfIDpset2I

Huge apologies to anyone offended, but just couldn't resist posting it.

Ninnyscrops
Title: Re: Home grown onions & human digestive system...
Post by: Emagggie on August 19, 2008, 23:38:53
 ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D