Onion in the fridge, not on the counter
Fifteen minutes in the fridge before cutting and the onion barely makes you cry — cold slows down the compound that stings. Keeps the pieces firmer too.
Fifteen minutes in the fridge before cutting and the onion barely makes you cry — cold slows down the compound that stings. Keeps the pieces firmer too.
An old loo-season habit: keep a raw onion in your pocket or bag when you have to be out at 2pm. Whether it does anything physical is arguable — what is not arguable is raw onion, water and salt at lunch, which genuinely helps.
प्याज़ के पास एक जलती मोमबत्ती रख दो। धुआँ उन गैसों को जला देता है जो आँख में चुभती हैं। पूरा इलाज नहीं है, पर आधी रुलाई बच जाती है।
That is all 3 of them. बस, इतना ही।
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