Onions are called hành tây ( literally “ Western shallots ”), asparagus as măng tây ( literally “ Western bamboo shoots ”) and potatoes are called khoai tây ( literally “ Western yam ”) in Vietnamese, which reflect their origin before arriving in Vietnam.

Onions are also used as a thickening agent for curries providing a bulk of the base.

Onions pickled in vinegar are eaten as a snack.

Onions are available in fresh, frozen, canned, caramelized, pickled, powdered, chopped, and dehydrated forms.

Onions have particularly large cells that are readily observed at low magnification ; consequently, onion tissue is frequently used in science education for demonstrating microscope usage.

Onions may be beneficial for women, who are at increased risk for osteoporosis as they go through menopause, by destroying osteoclasts so they do not break down bone.

Onions are a cool-weather plant ; hot temperatures cause them to " bolt " ( meaning that the stem quickly grows and begins flowering ).

Onions are one of the crops most susceptible to competition, for they are slow to germinate and produce slender, upright stems.

Onions, lettuce, pickles, pickle relish, capers, bacon, pepper, cheese, celery and cucumber are common ingredients.

Onions, scallion and garlic are often added for extra flavor.

Onions and large quantities of garlic may lead to anemia in parrots and intake of these should be limited, even though they are not immediately toxic.

Purple and White Pikmin do not have their own Onions and are stored inside the Hocotate Ship.

Onions and garlic are also avoided as they are believed to promote a more tamasic form of consciousness in the eater when taken in large quantities.

These officers are a sub-division of their respective police force in the case of Montreal and Toronto: the Montreal SPVM ( where they are nicknamed " Green Onions " due to their formerly green uniforms ) and the Toronto Police Service ( where they have been nicknamed the ' Blue Hornet ' because of the blue uniform stripe, which is red on police officers ' uniforms ).

" Here are some more cards that didn't make it: Moronic Tutor ; Lint Golem ; Wave of Incontinence ; I'm Quitting Magic ; Bob from Accounting ; Castrate ; Mishra's Bling Bling ; Dead Bunny Isle ; Circle of Protection: Pants ; Time Fart ; Sliver and Onions ; Kobold Ass Master ; Thanks, Barn ; Mild Mongrel ; Robo-Samurai ; Obligitory Angel ; Chump-Blocking Orphan ; Wrath of Dog ; Celery Stalker ; Hugs-a-lot Demon ; Assticore ; Codpiece of the Chosen ; Hurl ; What the Cluck?!

In these gardens, as we came in, we found all sorts of salads and kitchen-herbs, such as Endive, Lettuce, Ruckoli, Asparagus, Celery, whose tops are very good to be eaten with salt and pepper, but chiefly that sort that cometh from Cyprus, Taragon by the inhabitants called Tarchon, Cabbages, Cauliflowers, Turnips, Horseradishes, Carrots, of the greater sort of Fennel, Onions, Garlic, etc.

Onions are fried in lard and a roux is prepared.

Pikmin are stored in their respective motherships, called " Onions ," for safety as they are vulnerable to nocturnal predators.

The Onions play a vital role in Pikmin reproduction: When any food, such as prey or pellets, is delivered to an Onion, it propagates seeds, which grow and are then plucked from the ground as fully developed Pikmin.

* Ramps / Onions — Strong native onions called ramps were often served raw.

Onions were even used in Egyptian burials, as evidenced by onion traces being found in the eye sockets of Ramesses IV.

* Betty MacDonald once lived on Vashon and used the island as the setting of her book Onions in the Stew.

His drawings and paintings have been used in his television shows and form a major part of his 1999 book, Sun Boiled Onions.

Onions or bell peppers may be added as well.

Onions may be grown from seed or, more commonly today, from sets started from seed the previous year.

Onions, cabbage and some other vegetables may be pickled.

Epidemiology suggests that Chocolate, Brassica, Onions, and cow's milk are among the foods that a lactating mother may need to avoid.

Onions were also prescribed by doctors in the early 16th century to help with infertility in women, and even dogs, cats and cattle and many other household pets.

They also released instrumental records under their own name, such as the 1962 hit single " Green Onions ".

's album released by Stax Records in 1962 and also called Green Onions.

*" Santa Maria ", 1980 song by Oliver Onions ( also Roland Kaiser ), see Guido & Maurizio De Angelis

MacDonald also published three other semi-autobiographical books: Anybody Can Do Anything, recounting her life in the Depression trying to find work ; The Plague and I, describing her nine-month stay at the Firlands tuberculosis sanitarium ; and Onions in the Stew, about her life on Vashon Island with her second husband and daughters during the war years.

Onions also provided romantic advice for the love-lorn.

Onions and garlic were also regarded as the food of the mlecchas and therefore prohibited to the brahman.

* The episode was also parodied on Mr. Show in episode 409, " Sad Songs Are Nature's Onions.

In the Edwardian era, Algernon Blackwood ( who combined the ghost story with nature mysticism ), Oliver Onions ( whose ghost stories drew on psychological horror ) and William Hope Hodgson ( whose ghost tales also contained elements of the sea story and science fiction ) helped move the ghost story in new directions.

Onions ' statement was backed up by another one from Berry, who also contacted the investigation, along with the girlfriend of a man who worked with Ivan Milat, who thought he should be questioned over the case.

He was also convicted of the attempted murder, false imprisonment and robbery of Paul Onions, for which he received six years ' jail each.

He was also part of the band The Star Onions.

He also plays the guitar in the rock bands The Black Mages and The Star Onions ; both groups arrange and perform compositions from the Final Fantasy series.

He also contributed vocal parts to the songs I Come In Peace ( as a news reporter ) and Onions Unleashed ( as Onions ) from Buckethead's album Giant Robot ( 1994 ) and Jowls from Buckethead's album Monsters and Robots ( 1999 ), also as Chop Top.

Burr also appears as a guest on other comedians ' podcasts, such as The Adam Carolla Show, The Joe Rogan Experience, WTF with Marc Maron, Chris Hardwick's Nerdist podcast, and Nobody Likes Onions.