Food/Ingredient substitutes - allergics anonymous

[anliteralidiot]

For any kiwis that need substitutions in recipes, fuck it.

I'm allergic to onions, and get sick when I smell them. However, I don't want to avoid recipes with onions; I know green onions give me the same problems, but leeks are fine.

What can I do to get the flavor of onions, without using onions?

 

[Fascist Frederick]

Depending on the type of allergy you might be able to get away with onion powder.

 

[HyperboreanRightsActivist]

I'm allergic to onions

Another victory for Onion Farms

 

[roblox gay nazi sex club]

slow cooked leeks if you're a hatsune miku weeaboo mf or asafoetida spice if you're a curry muncher. for the latter bullshit just use a pinch, small goes a long way.

do you react to shallots? fennel?

 

[User names must be unique]

onions with a dash of epinephrine.

 

[Daddy's Angry Juice]

I know im gonna get shit for this, but rosemary can be used as a substitute for onion for a of lot recipes, excluding shit like french onion soup.

 

[BrodyDaMan]

The Jains here have a religious rule against onions, and to get the same flavour they use small quantities of Asafoetida. To get the texture of onions they use chopped fennel bulbs and sometimes red capsicum. If you want more things to cook that exclude onions in the first place, I recommend looking into Jain cuisine.

 

[anliteralidiot]

Depending on the type of allergy you might be able to get away with onion powder.

I already know that I cannot. After this allergy started (because it just appeared one day), I tested onion powder to see if I react the same, and I do.

do you react to shallots? fennel?

I have not tried those, as far as I know, but I'll check.

 

[The Mass Shooter Ron Soye]

Jain cuisine

Jain vegetarianism - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

The Jain cuisine is completely lacto-vegetarian and excludes root and underground vegetables such as potato, garlic, onion etc., to prevent injuring small insects and microorganisms. The diet also helps prevent the entire plant from being uprooted and killed.

Wow, that is some next-level vegetarianism.

 

[Hey Johnny Bravo]

Asafoetida

I came here to post this. Use asafoetida. It can be used as a substitute for both onion and garlic. Since it usually comes from plants in the carrot family, you should theoretically be okay. Or not. I'm not a doctor, a botanist, or even a reputable person.

Chives are different from green onion and have a similar flavor. That may be worth a shot. Fresh garlic also has onion-ish flavors.

 

[mindlessobserver]

Yeah, Shallots make a good onion substitute. But it really depends on what your sensitivity is. You could also try seasoning with Fenugreek. Its not really the same, but does add that something "extra" that Onions add to a dish.

 

[Agamemnon Busmalis]

I wouldn't recommend shallots. They're the same species as common onions, just a particular cultivar.

Chives might be worth looking into if you have no issues with leeks. As a seasoning though, not as a vegetable.

 

[anliteralidiot]

I came here to post this. Use asafoetida. It can be used as a substitute for both onion and garlic. Since it usually comes from plants in the carrot family, you should theoretically be okay. Or not. I'm not a doctor, a botanist, or even a reputable person.

Chives are different from green onion and have a similar flavor. That may be worth a shot. Fresh garlic also has onion-ish flavors.

See, I'm not allergic to garlic, it just seems to be something in whatever causes onion smells? Because it just has to be in the air for my bullshit to start. Which made leeks weird, because they smell onion-y, but they didn't trigger anything.

Definitely going to be trying chives and fennel.

 

[Hey Johnny Bravo]

See, I'm not allergic to garlic, it just seems to be something in whatever causes onion smells? Because it just has to be in the air for my bullshit to start. Which made leeks weird, because they smell onion-y, but they didn't trigger anything.

Definitely going to be trying chives and fennel.

Also, if you do use asafoetida, use it sparingly. I forgot to mention that in my post. It is a very strong spice and it tastes much better than it smells.

 

[Internet Wizard]

List of cocoa substitutions from my favorite cookbook, basically a necessity for baking
Bitter baking choc replacement is amazing for brownies, though I'd use butter over oils

 

[Joe Shmoe]

Needing food substitutes is such a faggy thing ngl. You would have never survived in the neolithic period (or actually any historical period before, like, WW2 maybe)

 

[Dawdler]

Thiosulfinates are the things that burn you. You can put onions in fridge to chill them and then cut them. They will produce much less gas. I have doubts that baked onions will harm you. You can bake them whole in a tray in oven till they are soft and squishy so you will avoid the gassing.
You can be also allergic to sulphur drugs, may be wise to talk to your doc so you don't croak on the table

 

[Xarpho's Return]

For any kiwis that need substitutions in recipes, fuck it.

I'm allergic to onions, and get sick when I smell them. However, I don't want to avoid recipes with onions; I know green onions give me the same problems, but leeks are fine.

What can I do to get the flavor of onions, without using onions?

Two questions: the first one being is that is your onion allergy actually a real allergy verified by a doctor? This isn't to say "onion allergies aren't real" and/or "you're faking it" but actually going to a doctor and seeing what the trigger is (proteins, thiosulfides, etc.) or if you just have some sort of sensitivity to it. The second is, if you get sick when you smell onions, why do you want to have something that mimics the taste?

 

[anliteralidiot]

Two questions: the first one being is that is your onion allergy actually a real allergy verified by a doctor? This isn't to say "onion allergies aren't real" and/or "you're faking it" but actually going to a doctor and seeing what the trigger is (proteins, thiosulfides, etc.) or if you just have some sort of sensitivity to it. The second is, if you get sick when you smell onions, why do you want to have something that mimics the taste?

All I know is that the smell, and eating onions give me a migraine, and stomach cramps. This isn't just when onions are cooked, it also happens when I've eaten them, either from whole pieces or powder. I don't see the point of going to my doctor about this, when they would either just...do nothing, or do a whole allergy array test.

Because I like the umami onions give, and I don't want to deprive my husband of them. He liked making this Asian garlic noodle recipe, but that suddenly had to stop because I became allergic.

 

[Xarpho's Return]

All I know is that the smell, and eating onions give me a migraine, and stomach cramps. This isn't just when onions are cooked, it also happens when I've eaten them, either from whole pieces or powder. I don't see the point of going to my doctor about this, when they would either just...do nothing, or do a whole allergy array test.

Because I like the umami onions give, and I don't want to deprive my husband of them. He liked making this Asian garlic noodle recipe, but that suddenly had to stop because I became allergic.

Smelling something shouldn't trigger any sort of allergic reaction. For someone allergic, to say, peanuts, it would be inhaling peanut dust or peanut byproduct dust (like discarded shells). Also, adult onset allergies are rare and happens mostly if your body associates certain foods with certain pollen types.

Asking a doctor would still be recommended due to three reasons:
1. Can help you determine if it's a sensitivity or true allergy.
2. Can help you figure out a solution (allergy therapy, etc.) or the root cause (allergies are usually specific to compounds).
3. Self-diagnosed food allergy people are annoying.