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A Bowl of Onion

Season 1, Episode 9, Aired Sep 01, 1999

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Host Alton Brown journeys to the center of the onion. After rediscovering a kitchen classic, and debunking the mythology of tear-free onion cutting, he emerges with a darned fine bowl of soup. Recipes featured in this episode: French Onion Soup.

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- Some folks say a thick onion skin foretells a hard winter.
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- Consommé is a clarified meat or fish broth.
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- Brûlé is French for "burned".
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- Vidalia Onions 12.5% Sugar Ordinary Onions 7% Sugar
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- Only 20 Georgia counties can call their onions "Vidalias".
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- Ken doll: Hey, Barbie. Barbie doll: Yes, Ken. Ken doll: I brought you flowers. Barbie doll: Uh, they're ugly. (leaves angry) Ken doll: Jezebel.
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- Alton Brown: Hi, Shirley Shirley Corriher: Hi. Alton Brown: I like your hair. Shirley Corriher: I like your hair, too. Alton Brown: I just wanted to say that. So, why do onions make us cry? Shirley Corriher: Well, animals can run from their prey but poor plants have to stand there. And so all they do is resort to chemical warfare.
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- Alton Brown: Now, suitable though they may be for culinary symbolism, the onion is anything but simple. Join us, as we take a closer look at this mighty bulb. We'll take a road trip, rediscover a classic kitchen tool, arrange a bouquet, play the stock market and make the best soup that ever floated cheese toast.
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- This episode is included in the Say Cheese (Volume 5) DVD.
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