Guest Lindrum Larry Cocopipe Posted April 6, 2009 Share Posted April 6, 2009 This has been on my mind for a while now and its getting quite frustrating. Why are onion rings treated like some kind of special rare commodity? On the menu they're usually a little pricey for a slice of onion deep fried. In restaurants I often hear people browsing the menu and saying "oooh they have onion rings" Fast food places like mcdonalds put them on the menu occasionally as a special limited time only thing and even then they're rationed out in such small portions you would think there was a world shortage of onions. Yet I can go to asda and buy a frozen bag of 50 or more for about a quid. Even fresh onions are among the cheapest of vegetables and you get tons of them in a standard packaged bag. A single large onion must make quite a few rings. I don't understand this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beneboi Posted April 6, 2009 Share Posted April 6, 2009 "oooh they have onion rings" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pcock Posted April 6, 2009 Share Posted April 6, 2009 i have never experienced this ever. onion rings are as common as any other fried fast food. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest abusivegeorge Posted April 6, 2009 Share Posted April 6, 2009 Hi, IRARI. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Lindrum Larry Cocopipe Posted April 6, 2009 Share Posted April 6, 2009 i have never experienced this ever. onion rings are as common as any other fried fast food. its not so much that theyre rare. its the prices and portion sizes that arent relative to ingredients or cooking time and effort. but they can also be pretty hard to get in so many places that you would expect to include them on the menu as standard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest boo Posted April 6, 2009 Share Posted April 6, 2009 i checked with iris, because she was talking about onion rings a while ago. sent her a link to this thread. she said "well all i can say here theyre pretty rare and i love them because i love onions and i love deep fried stuff. onions ftw <3" then later "i want some now :(" .. "go out and get me some, its your fault i wante them now *some kind of angry face*" by the way, i was thinking that too. it's just onions.. they're usually slightly more expensive than they should be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thehauntingsoul Posted April 6, 2009 Share Posted April 6, 2009 they are probably expensive because they take fucking forever to prepare. I remember seeing some dude doing it in the back of an A&W and I asked them what the hell was going on back there and the guy told me he was perparing the onion rings. Each individual ring needs to be prepared first by cutting, breading, and portioning, and they also have to check to make sure they are full rings or else they won't work out properly. thats probably why its so much more expensive than fries which come in a huge bag precut and frozen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pcock Posted April 6, 2009 Share Posted April 6, 2009 have you contracted schizophrenia tauboo? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest boo Posted April 6, 2009 Share Posted April 6, 2009 deep fry a whole small onion or shallot then "onion balls" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Lindrum Larry Cocopipe Posted April 6, 2009 Share Posted April 6, 2009 they are probably expensive because they take fucking forever to prepare. I remember seeing some dude doing it in the back of an A&W and I asked them what the hell was going on back there and the guy told me he was perparing the onion rings. Each individual ring needs to be prepared first by cutting, breading, and portioning, and they also have to check to make sure they are full rings or else they won't work out properly. thats probably why its so much more expensive than fries which come in a huge bag precut and frozen strange. in my experience of slicing onions, i've been able to seperate rings very quickly and easily Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Adjective Posted April 6, 2009 Share Posted April 6, 2009 they are pretty common around here, but surprisingly hard to find a place that actually does them right. i guess it depends on the staff. TGIFridays gave me my worst onion ring experience ever. they were soggy, bread falling right off the onion. garbage. Sonic gave me my most recent pleasing onion ring experience. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capsaicin Posted April 6, 2009 Share Posted April 6, 2009 I actually prefer french fries to onion rings Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Lindrum Larry Cocopipe Posted April 6, 2009 Share Posted April 6, 2009 deep fry a whole small onion or shallot then "onion balls" mmm little challot balls would be nice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest abusivegeorge Posted April 6, 2009 Share Posted April 6, 2009 deep fry a whole small onion or shallot then "onion balls" mmm little chariot balls would be nice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perunamuusi Posted April 6, 2009 Share Posted April 6, 2009 jewish onion conspiracy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Iain C Posted April 6, 2009 Share Posted April 6, 2009 My friend Dicky and I have a system, we go to Wetherspoons and then order a large bowl of onion rings and a garlic ciabatta bread to share. That's our system. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest my usernames always really suck Posted April 6, 2009 Share Posted April 6, 2009 Dicky oh god why am i laughing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest boo Posted April 6, 2009 Share Posted April 6, 2009 Dickon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perunamuusi Posted April 6, 2009 Share Posted April 6, 2009 My friend Dicky and I have a system, we go to Wetherspoons and then order a large bowl of onion rings and a garlic ciabatta bread to share. That's our system. i like systems that involve Wetherspoons Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Iain C Posted April 6, 2009 Share Posted April 6, 2009 Dicky oh god why am i laughing HAHA LOL because his name's like a slang term for a cock. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perunamuusi Posted April 6, 2009 Share Posted April 6, 2009 Shortlisted for Best Topic Title 2009 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest boo Posted April 6, 2009 Share Posted April 6, 2009 Dickon is funnier Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perunamuusi Posted April 6, 2009 Share Posted April 6, 2009 i always laugh at the estate agents Hotblack Dixon Co. on the Edgeware Rd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perunamuusi Posted April 6, 2009 Share Posted April 6, 2009 back on topic, onion rings are one of the biggest rip offs in the world of food for the exact reasons outlined in the original post. usually the onion deteriorates to such a point that its indeterminable what is onion and what is batter. the batter is always a bit soggy and limp, and when you do get a decent bit of onion it often comes out in one go leaving you with an empty half ring of soggy batter. i'm trying to imagine a battered pickled onion but it is messing up my head Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Lindrum Larry Cocopipe Posted April 6, 2009 Share Posted April 6, 2009 i'm trying to imagine a battered pickled onion but it is messing up my head lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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