Sometimes when I am peeling an onion, I play a little mental game:  name one cuisine around the world that doesn’t depend on onions.  The only one I can come up with, and I’m not certain about it, are the Innuits of the snowy north.  Chef Jerry Pellegrino thinks it’s fair to say the onion is universally important.

<p>Sometimes when I am peeling an onion, I play a little mental game:  name one cuisine around the world that doesn’t depend on onions.  The only one I can come up with, and I’m not certain about it, are the Innuits of the snowy north.  Chef Jerry Pellegrino thinks it’s fair to say the onion is universally important.</p>

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