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Make an Impact: Reducing Food Waste Mar 23, 2023 | By Tara Schmidt (@taraschmidt)
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@pml

Hi Tara!
Thank you for getting back to me! Being in the "food business" have you noticed the change in onions? I have noticed that any kind of onion I use in my cooking, the onion loses it's onion flavor when it's cooked! This didn't use to happen at all. I remember the time when I would worry that I put too much onion in my meat loaf. Now, the onion flavor doesn't show up at all! If an onion is used raw such as in a salad, it still has an onion flavor but it's not as strong as they used to be. What is happening to our food?
Thanks so much!
PML

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Tara Schmidt | @taraschmidt | Mar 23, 2023

Hi @pml , while I don't know the exact answer to your question, I am familiar with these few insights:
- Onions that are frozen actually have a strong flavor
- Slicing through the middle (against the grain) will release more flavor
- Where your onion was grown can impact the flavor, based on water content and soil type

Cheers to a flavorful meal!

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