Why Does Cutting Onions Make Us Cry?

When we talk about the onion, we at first are struck by the layers – goes on and on and on! The next striking feature – literally – is it makes us weep. It does make us weep like nothing else would. But why does it make us cry?

Something seemingly so harmless as the onion; the prime ingredient that makes food so enjoyable. Well, that’s about the chemistry – all about our body’s response to something that the onion throws at us.

Interested to know more? Read this article.

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