Do you chop onions and cry? There is only one thing to do before taking a knife in your hands

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How it spread - 3 original reports

1. Sat, 8 August 2026

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   • tportal (Croatia)18:13first to report
     Sjeckate luk i plačete? Postoji samo jedna stvar koju trebate napraviti prije nego što uzmete nož u ruke

     Luk je temelj gotovo svakog dobrog obroka, no priprema tog neizostavnog sastojka često se pretvara u pravu 'suznu dramu' iznad kuhinjske daske. Na internetu postoji pregršt bizarnih savjeta -od žvakanja žvakaće gume do nošenja naočala za plivanje - no samo jedan trik zapravo ima znanstveno uporište

2. Thu, 13 August 2026

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   • indiatimes.com08:30
     Why do onions make you cry? 3 tricks that actually work

     There are few kitchen experiences as universal as chopping an onion and suddenly finding yourself blinking through tears. It can feel as though the onion has personally offended you, but the tears are actually the result of a remarkably precise chemical defence mechanism. When an onion is cut, its cells are damaged and enzymes that are normally kept apart inside the vegetable suddenly mix. This sets off a chain of reactions that produces a volatile compound called propanethial-S-oxide, also...

3. Tue, 18 August 2026

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   • Index.hr (Croatia)11:50
     Trik s lukom koji bi vam mogao spasiti oči od suza doista djeluje, ali postoji caka

     HLAĐENJE luka prije sjeckanja može smanjiti suzenje, no nije najbolje rješenje.