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Sometimes it only takes a few slices through an onions juicy layers, and youre bawling like a baby. Some fresh and nasty onions will even bring tears to the eyes of everyone in the room. Cutting onions is many peoples least favourite kitchen chore thanks to the sharp sting it can cause in the eyes. But there are ways to protect yourself. First of all, try not to hold a grudge as making you cry is this veggies way of protecting itself against predators fair enough, you might say. Cutting through the onions layer destroys cells, releasing the enzyme alliinase and catalyzing the production