Rec
🧅
Cutting an onion in two and putting it under your bed when you start to feel sick.
It really works. Yes, your room will smell like onion. But you’ll hopefully stave off that cold. (Best to use a new onion every night or reslice the original onion. Basically you want there to be onion juice evaporating into the air)
recommendation image
image
@pauline-chalamet
Jan 10, 2025
17
see likes

Comments (5)

Make an account to reply.
image
@snopey
this has been debunked since...oh, the 1500s. like, every time. it's not just scientifically nonsense, it's a panacea that won't do shit. washing your hands is more useful. masking, even more so.
Jan 15, 2025
image
@nicolle
I agree with the butter! It's always on the counter in a butter dish, ready to spread. But I like my water ice cold, with ice!!! ;)
Jan 11, 2025
image
@Nando
I mean, you do you but there's no evidence for this whatsoever. https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/onions-fight-flu-myth/ Please don't spread misinformation!
Jan 10, 2025
4
image
@srurafael
Oh, dear, let's say you're in Florida, or in my case in Brazil, you know, South America, that piece of butter would melt in 30 minutes. I do not want to offend you, but, there are international readers here. Think before you speak.
Jan 10, 2025
image
@Nando
srurafael manteiga?! Onde vc viu isso...
Jan 10, 2025

Related Recs

Rec
recommendation image
🧅
THOROUGHLY PREP YOUR ONIONS
It’s not just about peeling! I start by cutting off the root end, it keeps dirt and the onion booty hairs out of my meal. Then you cut off the top like usual, half, and peel. I never thought about cutting the root off but it makes your work station soooo much cleaner and i get zero little skin scraps in my meal. It’s absolutely worth the extra 20 seconds!
image
@worldonfire
Jul 3, 2025
Rec
recommendation image
🧅
FINDING A RANDOM ONION BUTT IN YOUR ROOM
my oodie stunk like onion, my pillow stunk like onion, i stunk like onion and we could not find the reason why WHY
this morning i found the culprit, a random onion butt in my room—it must of been in my oodie hoodie from how bad it made my oodie/pillow/hair smell
but how didn’t get there?????????? i did not enter the kitchen with my oodie???? i am in distress
image
@jilly
Jun 15, 2025
Rec
🧅
Chopping an onion really fast then running away before the sting gets ya
Can’t catch me 😎
image
@mossyelfie
Oct 9, 2024

Top Recs from @pauline-chalamet

Rec
recommendation image
🥚
Eggs, Butter, and Water do not belong in the fridge
I don’t understand why we refrigerate eggs. The internet says it’s because they last longer. But if you’re a big egg eater like me, you are definitely going to eat your eggs before they go bad. I like the way cracking a room temperature egg feels more than a fridge one. Also I believe that boiling an egg for 6 minutes is the perfect about of time (water is already boiling when you put egg in). I’m not sure if it would still be 6 minutes if the egg was coming from the fridge. 
Keeping butter out in a tray is better than keeping it all cold in the fridge. It’s easier to spread on toast and is generally nicer to look at. 
Water should always be room temperature. Not cold. It hurts my teeth and makes my insides chilly just thinking about cold water. And no ice. Ever. 
image
@pauline-chalamet
Jan 10, 2025
Rec
recommendation image
📚
Zami: A New Spelling of My Name
Audre Lorde’s autobiography (actually, she labels it a biomythography) has been my favorite read of the year so far. My best friend, Zoe, recommended it to me on vacation this summer. It is mesmerizing to read about Audre, who is wise beyond her years, coming of age in New York City during the 1930s and 40s.I also highly recommend reading the same books as your friends and exchanging after. It’s like rediscovering the book through someone else’s eyes. 
image
@pauline-chalamet
Jan 10, 2025
Rec
recommendation image
🎬
Original Cast Album: Company (1970)
I regularly go back to Original Cast Album: Company. It’s a treat to get to see Stephen Sondheim in his element, hotboxing the recording studio with cigarettes. And Elaine Stritch.. what an incredible force. I FEEL FOR HER! She just wants to get it right. And then sometimes I’ll double feature with this documentary. John Mulaney is a hilarious Sondheim.
image
@pauline-chalamet
Jan 10, 2025