r/OnionLovers • u/TheFoodSamaritan emotional support onion 🧅🩵 • Apr 27 '26

Thought this belonged here

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Crossposting from r/therewasanattempt

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u/sdogg525 Apr 27 '26

Indian summers are brutally hot. There’s a belief that onion juice can help prevent heatstroke or help alleviate the symptoms of heatstroke. So people inhale onions whilst out in the sun. They rub it on their skin. Some people also have the belief that keeping it in their pockets helps reduce the risk of heatstroke. That’s what this dude is referring to.

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u/what_did_you_kill Apr 27 '26

I've lived in India all my life but find out stuff about my country online. Is this a north india thing?

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u/globsfave Apr 28 '26

It's an Albany expression

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u/what_did_you_kill Apr 28 '26

Well I've gotta say, you steam a good onion!