Comments on: “Blooming Onion”

By: Gene Thomas

Gene Thomas — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 22:11:06 +0000

Is there any way to Google the resturant menus near the Barrington, IL 60010 area to find those locations where they are served? We are great fans of the Outback offerings, but would like to look for additional, closer locations….

By: CanoJoe

CanoJoe — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:46:15 +0000

Many stores in the usa sell the chopper….
Wal Mart
Bed Bath & Beyond
Or it can be found online if searched…..
Quite easy to do infact.
But best to drain them on paper towles or napkins a few minutes and can be reheated in microwave if cooled to long…..
RE: izang….hehehe Onion Breath…. This comming from a person born where GARLIC is used in 98% of the food ….Sooooo Funnny…….

By: izang

izang — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 18:40:56 +0000

i would think you need to brush your teeth twice and use enough mouthwash to get the onion “breath” out from your mouth….hehehe….

By: Vicky Go

Vicky Go — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 18:06:26 +0000

Yes, “Blooming Onions” is a specialty of the Outback chain. Thery used to cut the onions by hand. Now, through their auspices, there’s a special onion cutter designed to do the job. I understand, Outback purchases tons of a special variety of onion developed too for this menu item – that consistently yields onions of the desired shape & size. I tried it just once – just to say I’ve tried it; but I found it too greasy & the dipping coat just too much. I prefer quick sauteed sweet onion rings (like Vidalia) to fried ones. Or even caramelized onion slices. But that’s just me!

By: Nicole

Nicole — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 02:16:59 +0000

I love love my onion rings too! when I was watching Iron Chef months ago I remember seing bobby flay doing this and I couldn’t help but salivate *drool*

By: Joey Pacheco

Joey Pacheco — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 11:39:00 +0000

Wow! Lightly battered just the way I like it. Best I’ve tried was at Peter Luger- although they were the regular ‘rings’. Most onion rings have too much batter/coating so you can hardly taste the wonderful/sweet onions…

By: DeeDee

DeeDee — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 11:08:24 +0000

So much bigger than what they serve at Outback’s.

By: Mila

Mila — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 09:32:42 +0000

I think Chilli’s in Manila also has blooming onions. Tony Roma’s used to have that fried log of onions, small stack or large stack.

By: Joyce

Joyce — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 08:42:52 +0000

i’ve always liked onion rings too, but this is just caloric fantastic

By: chris

chris — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 08:09:14 +0000

i think racks used to serve blooming onions. it was there that i first had it. the batter/coating was good, too. it’s the taste that i gauge other fried onions with. the palate still remembers how it tastes, though it’s been almost a decade. another fried appetizer or pica-pica that i like are the fried green tomatoes. yum!