“While their may be some exceptions (the aforementioned patty melt, French onion soup, etc.), by in large the flavor and crunchiness of a raw onion in comparison to its cooked version is vastly superior.” SoupSuperiorCrunchyOnionFrench Onion SoupPatty Melt Author:Aesop Rock
“My soup arrived. Crusted with cheese, golden at the edges. The waiter placed it carefully in front of me, and I broke through the top layer with my spoon and filled it with warm oniony broth, catching bits of soaking bread. The smell took over the table, a warmingness. And because circumstances rarely match, and one afternoon can be a patchwork of both joy and horror, the taste of the soup washed through me. Warm, kind, focused, whole. It was easily, without question, the best soup I had ever had, made by a chef who found true refuge in cooking.” WarmthRose EdelsteinFrench Onion Soup Book:The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake Source: The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake
“You will find this to be a more oniony soup than the usual kind but, as the cross old lady said when a stranger told her that her slip was showing, "I like it that way.” CookbookFrench Onion Soup Book:At Home on the Range. Source: At Home on the Range.