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Guest who don't eat onions
Posted on 5/14/12 at 4:51 pm
Posted on 5/14/12 at 4:51 pm
How do you handle these people? 99% of everything I cook has onions.
My fiancé and I invite different friends and family over fairly often. In large part because we are a young couple that actually cooks, unlike most young couples we know who wouldn't attempt to boil water, so they eat fast food and microwave pizzas all the time.
Anyways, we invite them over for some good home cooking, something I've just spent hours on, and then the question comes, "does it have onions?".
Why is there always one in every bunch? Now I have to politely keep my mouth shut while watching them slowly picking out every small visible piece of onion, or spend more time trying to fix up another batch without onions.
Do you guys ever have this problem or am I just making too big of a deal out of this?
My fiancé and I invite different friends and family over fairly often. In large part because we are a young couple that actually cooks, unlike most young couples we know who wouldn't attempt to boil water, so they eat fast food and microwave pizzas all the time.
Anyways, we invite them over for some good home cooking, something I've just spent hours on, and then the question comes, "does it have onions?".
Why is there always one in every bunch? Now I have to politely keep my mouth shut while watching them slowly picking out every small visible piece of onion, or spend more time trying to fix up another batch without onions.
Do you guys ever have this problem or am I just making too big of a deal out of this?
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Posted on 5/14/12 at 4:52 pm to Fight4LSU
I hate onions myself.
Posted on 5/14/12 at 4:52 pm to Fight4LSU
just lie...I'd be surprised if they even noticed the onions
Posted on 5/14/12 at 4:54 pm to Fight4LSU
quote:
we invite them over for some good home cooking,
Stop inviting onion haters. /thread
Posted on 5/14/12 at 4:57 pm to Fight4LSU
never trust someone that doesn't like onions. Cant stand picky eaters.
Posted on 5/14/12 at 5:08 pm to Fight4LSU
Just lie. Most of the time they will never notice, especially in Cajun cooking.
Posted on 5/14/12 at 5:13 pm to Fight4LSU
I have a family member who cannot abide ANY onions(or spices or seafood). It is a tremendous pain in the arse.
I have started having some bland second dish for him which is in line with what I am serving. Like boil some noodles and open a jar of alfredo sauce. Almost purposely icky, yet he is happy as a clam. Once got him a box of Cane's to snack on while we were enjoying crawfish etoufee and Sensation Salad.
I have started having some bland second dish for him which is in line with what I am serving. Like boil some noodles and open a jar of alfredo sauce. Almost purposely icky, yet he is happy as a clam. Once got him a box of Cane's to snack on while we were enjoying crawfish etoufee and Sensation Salad.
This post was edited on 5/14/12 at 5:14 pm
Posted on 5/14/12 at 5:15 pm to Fight4LSU
Are they cooked or raw? I'm not a fan of raw onions, but love the taste of cooked onions.
Posted on 5/14/12 at 5:19 pm to Fight4LSU
Ask em if they like wearing onions. Then dump the concoction atop their head and ban them from your residence.
This post was edited on 5/14/12 at 5:21 pm
Posted on 5/14/12 at 5:25 pm to Fight4LSU
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How do you handle these people
Leave out the onions. Duh.
Posted on 5/14/12 at 5:27 pm to Fight4LSU
i'll accommodate things like food allergies...something that is out of their control. and i'm not going to purposely cook things that i know my guests don't like. but what i won't tolerate is people acting like a child because they don't like some specific ingredient in a dish.
i have a friend that refuses to eat onions, peppers, or mushrooms. trying cooking anything for that dude...
there are certain ingredients that i don't care for but i'd never refuse to eat a dish or pick out the ingredient...that is pretty rude, especially if you are a guest in someone else's house. act like an adult, and just eat it...it isn't going to kill you.
i have a friend that refuses to eat onions, peppers, or mushrooms. trying cooking anything for that dude...
there are certain ingredients that i don't care for but i'd never refuse to eat a dish or pick out the ingredient...that is pretty rude, especially if you are a guest in someone else's house. act like an adult, and just eat it...it isn't going to kill you.
Posted on 5/14/12 at 6:23 pm to Fight4LSU
When I invite a guest over who I know doesn't like something, I don't prepare what that person doesn't like. It's not like the person is eating with me everyday. The person is my guest.
If the person can tolerate onion powder, use that.
I have some friends who are very eclectic eaters and cook all the time, very well. The wife doesn't eat bell pepper or mushrooms. They do just fine. They simply leave them out of dishes they cook.
If the person can tolerate onion powder, use that.
I have some friends who are very eclectic eaters and cook all the time, very well. The wife doesn't eat bell pepper or mushrooms. They do just fine. They simply leave them out of dishes they cook.
Posted on 5/14/12 at 6:39 pm to Fight4LSU
I'll pretty much eat anything that isn't fish, even if I'm not crazy about it, especially if someone took the time to cook for me.
Posted on 5/14/12 at 7:01 pm to Fight4LSU
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Why is there always one in every bunch? Now I have to politely keep my mouth shut while watching them slowly picking out every small visible piece of onion, or spend more time trying to fix up another batch without onions.
If someone started picking anything out of something I cooked they wouldn't be invited back
Posted on 5/14/12 at 8:36 pm to Fight4LSU
Onions 
Posted on 5/14/12 at 9:19 pm to Fight4LSU
Onions blow
Posted on 5/14/12 at 9:31 pm to Fight4LSU
i usually say something like " hey guys, welcome, come on in,,,, here's what we're having for dinner,,, hope you like it"....
Posted on 5/15/12 at 7:15 am to Fight4LSU
Cook em down a little more and lie to them. Always works. I know people who buy it when i cook jambalaya 
Posted on 5/15/12 at 7:25 am to Fight4LSU
Tell them to bring their own food over because a lot of your coking contains onions and it's hard for you to cook a different batch for just one person. If it were me though I would probably say "Either STFU and eat it or GTFO. You're missing out!"
I'm glad my SOs have all liked onions because I use it a lot in my cooking as well.
I'm glad my SOs have all liked onions because I use it a lot in my cooking as well.
Posted on 5/15/12 at 8:26 am to Fight4LSU
Keep a can of Spaghetti-O's in the pantry for when they come over.
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