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Onions Vs Salsa

I have a severe allergy to an enzyme in RAW onions but not cooked, green bell peppers but not red bell peppers, the white part of green onions but not the green part, etc etc etc.

Tomato juice and lemon or lime will serviche the enzyme and as long as I'm just dipping into the juice - no allergy problem.

All that said - I don't eat salsa in resteraunts because I don't want a server to think they can slide on the allergy. I always ask the serve to make a note to the chef - no raw onions, and then I place my allergy pill bottle on the table.

I've also given up on eating anywhere that serves fajitas or onion blossoms or anything else that comes out "sizzling".

And when in doubt - I order chicken fingers and sour cream.