Absence Quote by Elizabeth Robins Pennell

Banish the onion from the kitchen and the pleasure flies with it.

— Elizabeth Robins Pennell

The onion being eaten, yea though it be boyled, causeth head-ache, hurteth the eyes, and maketh a man dimme sighted, dulleth the senses, ingendreth…

— John Gerard

To me, onions are the metaphor for kitchen drudgery. Cutting them is hard to do well, and they fight you the whole way.

— Michael Pollan

I love both garlic and onions, and this word pithily captures the rich tastes of both.

— Susie Dent

Cuts onion. Onion cries.

— Nikhil Saluja

In onion is strength; and a garden without it lacks flavour. The onion, in its satin wrappings, is among the most beautiful of vegetables;…

— Charles Dudley Warner

Let first the onion flourish there, Rose among roots, the maiden-fair, Wine-scented and poetic soul Of the capacious salad bowl.

— Robert Louis Stevenson

Leeks, like other oniony things, reach a certain peak when fried. It's the subtle sweetness that suddenly becomes evident and works so well with…

— Yotam Ottolenghi

Once a food becomes off-limits, then it takes on this whole other personality. 'Forbidden' is more tempting. And it becomes something evil, but food…

— Valerie Bertinelli

Indeed, you become what you eat. In which case I am an onion. Layered, slightly sour and guaranteed to bring tears to the eyes.

— Tobsha Learner

I admit it, I do like pickled red onion. I made some the other day. You just slice up the onion, pull it apart…

— Rachel Khoo

My boyfriend's a real chef, so I steer clear of him when I'm in the kitchen - I wouldn't like him to catch me…

— Alice Levine