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Chef Parker was out of a job again. No one wanted
to ___1___
him. In ___2___,
Chef Parker was an excellent chef. His creations
were amazing but the trouble was he could not
control his tears !
Did Chef Parker have such a ___3___
heart that every time he was ticked off, he would
cry ? No, Chef Parker was not a big, oversized baby,
though he did look like one, with his two chubby ___4___
and round body. It was one of the common ___5___
found in the kitchen that would make him all teary.
Chef Parker seemed to be extremely sensitive to a
common purple ___6___
-- onions. Every time he went near one, the
floodgates would open. It had gotten worse lately
that whatever he cooked would turn extra ___7___
!
The ___8___
were not to keen on having salty dishes. No matter
how careful he was, Chef Parker's tears would still
make their way into the dishes. What was he going to
do ?
So what is it about an onion that makes one cry ?
Well, when we slice through an onion, the onion
cells will break, along with the enzymes containing
many substances that turn into a volatile gas. It is
this escaped gas that will ___9___
make its way to our eyes and ___10___
them.
Our eyes, once assaulted by this irritant, reacts
by ___11___;
thus, we will start to 'cry'. It is this particular
acidic compound that gives onions their unique
flavorful ___12___.
There are ways to ___13___
the problem. One way is to ___14___
the onions in the fridge before cutting them. The
cold temperature seems to help combat the production
of the gas. Another way is to cut the onions under
water or to run a tap while you cut them.
However, Chef Parker had tried all these
strategies. They did not work on him. He needed to
do something more drastic. While he was deep in
thought, Chef Parker passed by a store. He turned
and smiled. Five minutes later, Chef Parker ___15___
from the store with a pair of goggles ! |
