# Talk:Onion

There is an error saying that small onions are “mot” pearl onions instead of “not”. 2600:1006:B31E:CC47:8CB4:E089:AC8D:AE3A (talk) 16:46, 14 October 2024 (UTC)

Thanks, will fix it. Chiswick Chap (talk) 17:03, 14 October 2024 (UTC)

Eye irritation is not caused purely by a gas when cutting onions.  It may also be caused some time after eating them due to toxins in the bloodstream. The article could be improved by covering this and other irritations from ingesting onions rather than exposure to the gas produced when chopping. Ralph Corderoy (talk) 11:51, 13 June 2025 (UTC)

@Ralph Corderoy: Please use {{edit request}} per WP:ER and provide an inline citation per WP:REFB that supports the assertion. - UtherSRG (talk) 13:22, 13 June 2025 (UTC)
@UtherSRG: Hi, it looks like {{edit request}} is for protected pages which this is not.  Ally methyl sulfide is a product of digesting onion, garlic, etc.  It travels in the bloodstream through the body.  'Garlic breath' is this compound be exhaled from the lungs, which it has reached through the bloodstream, not any traces of garlic in the mouth.  Similarly, the compound can irritate the eyes.  I don't have time to research more thoroughly at the moment, else I'd edit the article, but I think the Talk page is for raising a deficiency so others may take up the task. Ralph Corderoy (talk) 12:08, 15 June 2025 (UTC)
The article is semi-protected. Once you have the references sorted out, please make the edit. - UtherSRG (talk) 12:10, 15 June 2025 (UTC)

 Chicago is not referred to as the big onion. Other than the single link to the BBC article, there is no sign that Chicago has ever been called the big onion. suggest removing the following sentence "The name 'the Big Onion' was formerly used of New York City, before it became 'the Big Apple', and Chicago became 'the Big Onion'.[26]" 216.201.53.187 (talk) 05:03, 6 August 2025 (UTC)
Thanks for the thoughts. However, the BBC is a Reliable Source that anyone can Verify, which your opinion is not. But we can look out other sources, as the BBC certainly did not invent the claim. Chiswick Chap (talk) 05:23, 6 August 2025 (UTC)
I've added more detail on the name, including Chicago's public radio station WBEZ, which ought to be authoritative on all matters Chicagoan. Chiswick Chap (talk) 05:49, 6 August 2025 (UTC)
Thank you for the addition. 216.201.53.187 (talk) 20:14, 6 August 2025 (UTC)
Again, thank you for the addition.  However, I listened to that broadcast.  Yes, it is true that Chicago derived its name from a native American word for onion (or the smell of onions). That said, "The Big Onion" is merely the name of that radio series, and nowhere in that program did it explain that the nickname derived from the native American name for the city, but rather the name Chicago itself.  Again, no evidence was provided that Chicago has ever been commonly nicknamed "The Big Onion". 216.201.53.187 (talk) 22:06, 6 August 2025 (UTC)
Thanks, but that's not the criterion. The city has certainly been called that, and the reason for the name has been given. The fact that you were unaware of the history is no obstacle. Chiswick Chap (talk) 01:38, 7 August 2025 (UTC)
This is an odd hill to die on, for what at most is an extremely obscure nickname. Thankfully your addition to Chicago's Wikipedia page already corroborates this. At least you haven't changed my artichoke edit this time in the Mediterranean article. Cheers. 216.201.53.187 (talk) 02:10, 7 August 2025 (UTC)
Personal remarks (qua attacks) are forbidden on Wikipedia. I already told you that Wikipedia works from evidence in the form of citations to reliable sources; you'd do well to read the relevant policies. I'll check the Mediterranean article now. Chiswick Chap (talk) 07:01, 7 August 2025 (UTC)
 Not done: per Chiswick Chap's response. Day Creature (talk) 12:08, 6 August 2025 (UTC)

As per https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shallot, the scallion was "The taxon was synonymized with Allium cepa (the common onion) in 2010," which differs from this article's claim of 2011 73.92.187.150 (talk) 02:35, 26 October 2025 (UTC)