Why does my girlfriend love onions, but hate garlic? [closed]

So, my girlfriend absolutely loves garlic, but hates onion with a burning passion. I'm reading up on this - they're both allium vegetables, and that's cool and all. But why is she offended by onions, lukewarm on leeks, and greedy for garlic? Chemically, what's going on, here?

I plan to experiment with various kinds of onions to obtain more data.

Best Answer

While onions, garlic and leeks are related, their flavours are not the same and a person may well like one but not another, or even like one cooked one way but not another (for example, fried but not raw onion, or roasted but not raw garlic). You ask "chemically, what's going on here" – there are different chemicals, as you can surely intuit by tasting the three for yourself (and each chemical will change during a given cooking process too).

Food preferences are idiosyncratic, and while sometimes you can identify a reason (for example, there is a specific gene related to finding coriander/cilandro unpleasant, or someone might have previously had food poisoning after eating a particular item and afterwards be unable to stomach it) on the whole you shouldn't expect an explanation deeper than 'because she does'.

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Why do I hate the taste of garlic?

It is possible to have a bad food experience (something was spoiled, you got sick after eating, etc) and your brain connects a particular taste or smell with feeling sick. If you don't remember always hating garlic, this is a possibility. Some people put raw garlic into sauces and other foods, or don't cook it much.

What happens when you stop eating garlic onions?

Ayurveda specialists suggest that consumption of onion and garlic results in some negative feelings and emotions like anger, aggression, ignorance, lethargy, anxiety, and increase in sexual desire.

Is garlic and onion a good combination?

\u201cIncorporating some garlic and onions into your everyday cooking routine is not only going to be good for the health properties they contain, but it's also going to make your meals more tasty and hopefully get you more excited about eating nutritious food,\u201d says Jessica Jones, a California-based registered dietitian.

Do onions and garlic cause inflammation?

Garlic and onionsThese pungent vegetables are considered anti-inflammatory superstars for good reasons. Organosulfur compounds derived from garlic may lower the production of substances in the blood that boost inflammation.

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