Tired of ending up in tears after peeling your onions? We finally found the solution.
by Marion Dos Santos Clara
In addition to giving us great recipe ideas (such as the famous feta pasta that is invading the Internet), TikTok is full of tips and hacks to make our lives easier. The latest? A technique to avoid crying as soon as you cut an onion!
TikTok’s viral trick to peel an onion without crying
It is the user @cerealeatingghost who shared this simple tip. In the video, viewed nearly 500,000 times on the social platform, the young woman explains that the acid contained in onions is attracted to a source of water which, very often, happens to be our tear ducts, which we makes cry. His solution? Place a damp paper towel next to the onions to serve as a spring instead.
“Let me share my wisdom when it comes to onions, so you don’t have to cry anymore”, says @cerealeatingghost. “All you have to do is grab a damp paper towel, fold it up, and keep it on your cutting board. The acid will be attracted to the wet paper towel, not your tear ducts ”. In the comments, many users validated the trick, although some said their eyes sting a bit, but it keeps them from crying.
TikTok: we tested this cooking trick
After having used a whole bunch of tricks (the glass of water nearby and the toothpick in the mouth, among others!) – in vain – to peel his onions without crying, we therefore wanted to try to see if this technique really worked. Once our paper towel was wet, we placed it under our onion and we were off to cutting. And the good news? It functioned ! No tears on the horizon and not even the slightest tingling. It’s definitely something we’re going to adopt into our cooking routine. It’s up to you to try and tell us if it worked!