Michael Corleone
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Bangladesh should go for an FTA with China and import everything they need from them. Also join BRI.We should find alternative source for onion at the soonest. India is an unreliable trading partner of Bangladesh. We should sign long term agreements with Turkey, Pakistan, Egypt, and China to procure onions.
I am not contesting this. This may answer my 1st comment which was in reply to OP this doesn't answers my reply to you.
Debatable but I don't want to divert the discussion to some other bs.
Now, here is what you answered to my reply. Btw, am not a chef by profession, since you think that "the pungent flavor" of the onion is really what makes or breaks a dish. I would contest that, it doesn't really matter since after cooking you hardly get that pungent smell/taste. Btw, alot of people dip onions in water with salt just to get rid of that pungent smell, its definitely not a positive but a negative. And since you talked about cuisine, which dish relies on onion's pungent taste/smell and is vital for that dish to exist?
Secondly, since you think that indian onions are very vital for indian cuisine, did you specifically bought indian onions while your 10 year stay in US? If so from where did you buy those for that long period of a time, and that too ensuring those were indian onions?
Indian/Bengali fish curries, Veg curries all of them. Gravy base is mainly onion and tomato. Since you don't know this. All tikka masalas that you get in restaurants are all onion base. I am a restaurateur, so I know this.
No one can replace India in this regard.
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Chinese onion doesn't suit our cuisine.
Why BD is not asking China to export onion here?Chinese onions started flowing into Kathmandu’s markets almost immediately after supply from India ceased exports. Traders say that if the trend continues, the fiery red bulbs could make the list of largest imports from across the Himalaya.
The pungent thing is true, it has a kind of heat. All onions when chopped with make you cry but our variety will make you cray rivers, very strong. Also the variety we use looks more like a shallot than onion, very small in size.
@Death Professor In Bengali cuisine, the 'pungency' or heat is a positive. The 'non-pungent' ones are bland in our taste.
Having said that, BD should become self sufficient in onion, our land is extremely fertile and we can do it. If there is shortfall, we should have multiple suppliers; there are many in the global market.
Now here we are getting confused between, organic vegs and non-organic ones. I think that was a already a given that my comparison was b/w organic onions. Also, here the debate is only about onions, I could say the same that Chinese carrots taste like shit because they are not juicy compared to local ones, but that wouldn't be a fair comparison since I am comparing non-organic orange carrot with organic local red carrots. Also those are totally two different types. And if some one argue how their onion doesn't taste as good there are already section in mart, for organic and non-organic foods. Sure you pay the premium but organic onion in a western mart will leaps and bound be different than non-organic onion in the same mart. Same with eggs, same with apples, same with any other fruit or vegetable.
But it's not a big issue, it's a matter of people's habit. Feeding the large population is most important, taste comes later. Once people start eating these things they will get used to eventually.
Yeah, my original contention was about making the cuisine serviceable to eat. Since one member here stated that Indian onions are vital for the Indian cuisine. Usually I am very taste conscious about whatever I eat, but there hasn't come a day when I thought that this dish would have been so much better with Indian/Pakistani onions. Sure, Pakistani mangoes are great can't be compared with western mangoes, apple too if you buy non-organic ones there are plainly bland without any juice, even tomatoes, similarly watermelons. But for me "onion" have never been "build defining" aspect of the cuisine, sure they shouldn't be rotten, but if there are two dishes side by side one made with chinese onions and the other made with indian onions, sure I might be able to differentiate between the two. But will it cause me to straight out vomit the chinese onion dish, nopes, those aren't as taste defining as fruits like mangoes, apple etc which you directly consume.Here in Aus I have eaten organic shallot like small onion, they are better in taste but not same as the local varieties in BD.
Yeah, my original contention was about making the cuisine serviceable to eat. Since one member here stated that Indian onions are vital for the Indian cuisine. Usually I am very taste conscious about whatever I eat, but there hasn't come a day when I thought that this dish would have been so much better with Indian/Pakistani onions. Sure, Pakistani mangoes are great can't be compared with western mangoes, apple too if you buy non-organic ones there are plainly bland without any juice, even tomatoes, similarly watermelons. But for me "onion" have never been "build defining" aspect of the cuisine, sure they shouldn't be rotten, but if there are two dishes side by side one made with chinese onions and the other made with indian onions, sure I might be able to differentiate between the two. But will it cause me to straight out vomit the chinese onion dish, nopes, those aren't as taste defining as fruits like mangoes, apple etc which you directly consume.
We, here usually soak onions in water with salt to kill their pungent taste when using with salads. Although small dhabas tend to avoid the hectic process. but it's just meehhh, its not like one can't live without the whole thing or its considered of vital nature. It's just, probably 5% increase or decrease in your dining experience.We eat onions with salads too. There organic local varieties make a huge difference.
My contention and your reply to was that when Indian onion is available Chinese onion is a poor replacement. Indian onion because of pungentness adds to the taste of cuisine. You agreed to this I think in this post. Of course people can make do with any onion when the better substitute is not available. Thanks.Yeah, my original contention was about making the cuisine serviceable to eat. Since one member here stated that Indian onions are vital for the Indian cuisine. Usually I am very taste conscious about whatever I eat, but there hasn't come a day when I thought that this dish would have been so much better with Indian/Pakistani onions. Sure, Pakistani mangoes are great can't be compared with western mangoes, apple too if you buy non-organic ones there are plainly bland without any juice, even tomatoes, similarly watermelons. But for me "onion" have never been "build defining" aspect of the cuisine, sure they shouldn't be rotten, but if there are two dishes side by side one made with chinese onions and the other made with indian onions, sure I might be able to differentiate between the two. But will it cause me to straight out vomit the chinese onion dish, nopes, those aren't as taste defining as fruits like mangoes, apple etc which you directly consume.
Yes I do agree to this(in not just this post but previous one's as well), but I do not agree to following:because of pungentness adds to the taste of cuisine. You agreed to this I think in this post.
Chinese onion is a poor replacement.