Onions would be the perfect food if it weren’t for the tears. Why do onions make us cry and what are farmers and researchers doing to help us stop the tears? Join us as we search for the perfect sweet onion.

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I know, it doesn’t sound tasty at all, but if you’re a vegetarian looking for BBQ then this big guy is about as good as it gets!

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It’s great to be back! Let’s start with a sticky little (okay, big) legume with a big flavor profile!

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Cows provide us with leather and meat, but use a lot of grass, grain, and water. Silkworms provide us with silk and silkworm pupae, and all it costs are a few mulberry leaves!

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