Albert Herdianto Widjojo
I saw this shallot when I opened the fridge this afternoon, and it reminded me of the Color Crazy Challenge. In my country, this type of onion is called “red onion”, if we notice the color is not red but purple.
For most people in my country, shallot is more widely used as a basic ingredient than onions. The use of shallot as a spice is more or less comparable to the use of garlic which we commonly call “white onion”, and in many recipes, both are often used simultaneously.
In a world of duality, there is folklore in my country that tells of two beautiful girls named Bawang Merah and Bawang Putih where both have very different and contradictory traits and temperaments. Garlic is a simple girl who is humble, diligent, diligent, honest and kind. While Bawang Merah is a girl who is lazy, arrogant, likes to be luxurious, greedy and snobby.
What is interesting about these two types of onions is that if garlic is one whole, the shallots consist of layers which, if peeled one by one, will run out, zero. About that – which I have talked about here a number of times with some friends like Carol and Doc – is a good symbol in our efforts as human beings to know themselves, our higher selves, where if we peel ourselves, layer by layer, what remains is emptiness, emptiness which one of its meaning is fulfilling everything.
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Question of
Which do you use more often in cooking?
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Yes
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Onion
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Shallot
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Question of
Have you ever known the process of peeling ourselves, layer by layer, like peeling onions?
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Yes
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No
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I don’t know much about cooking, I only know shallot tastes like a mix of onion and garlic, but it is less strong. We can’t call it “red onion” here as we have proper onions that are red. I guess it’s like red wine, not truly red, but everyone calls it that way.
I imagine peeling ourselves as a process of getting to our roots, discovering more about our origins from parents to distant ancestors, but eventually we get to a point back in time where our planet wasn’t even there. ?
Such beautiful vibrant colors! Unfortunately, most types of onion are harsh on my stomach.
Upz… Do you just eat onions without being processed?
Do you have a problem with your stomach?
No, even the cooked ones aren’t great for me. I avoid eating them.
My husband does not like onions at all, so I usually use fresh garlic. I should give shallots a try. I have had them before, but it has been awhile. Great photo for the challenge.
Because of your husband, you must have been very creative in cooking.
Yes, wait until you see my next post for my LaJenna’s cooking challenge. I hope you join. Just post about a cooking creation even if it is a sandwich lol. Cook for your wife and post it. Just any type of food you make, even a simple sandwich lol.
Hopefully there is a right time for me to cook for my wife…
I love all kinds of onions. White, yellow, green and red! Depending on what I am preparing what kind I use. We even have wild onions everywhere here.
Now about layers, I have peeled mine back, not sure I am happier though. Just more aware of what makes me tick.
I can only dream of occasionally tasting your cuisine.
Hmmm… Happiness is indeed not the goal of it but widespread of awareness.
Post about foods you prepare. Even simple things.
I know that I struggle at times getting past the now, to where I am desiring to be. You have helped me so many times move past that to find a feeling of peace.
The layers are hard to move sometimes.But the joy of discovery and moving to the next layer is wonderful!
I don’t know exactly what really happened to you, but your feedback is very encouraging Doc. May you continue to be filled with joy and peace in your path.
thank you for the kind words!
You are most welcome, Doc.
I cant say that I like shallots more or less than onions, I use both.
My eldest daughter cooks exactly like you too.
I use onions and garlic. I also have onions in the garden.
I guess so! I think more cultures use onions than shallots.
Yes, planting onion and shallot is very easy, right?
I agree. We use the onion more. You are right, the onion is not difficult to plant and is very unpredictable for growth.
Your feedback is like returning my motivation to plant onions in my garden.
Glad I so I can give you motivation ?
I prefers onions and we use them quite often! Onion gives “sweetness” to food, especially on soup.
For now, I can only see the peeling process till we see our true-self (without all that mask) … which makes me think, the onion have its most ugly/dirty look outside but the human have their “best” look outside …
LOL
The onion has its most ugly/dirty look outside because we see it with a certain definition of beauty…
Imagine if you see it as another onion…
Hmm… that’s true … I’ve never thought if that …
From now on, you can do it… lol
But I will comment on quite simply … a wonderful picture dear friend … I see the scarlet as well as garlic … I will not comment on the peeling process
This picture, simply quite represents purple as it jobs here, right?
It is a very beautiful color dear friend… whether it is indigo or not, but I do not know myself … it is very delicate color
I agree, dear friend. In the photo, the color is indeed very impressive, but in cuisine, what impresses is the flavor. Hehehe…
I think that we were all working hard to get as close as possible to the idios color … I have another one ready … I hope it’s at least a bit like an indigo
Interesting! I’ll check it out immediately.
Unfortunately, I have to send it for approval … I hope it will be approved today
Yes, I have checked your post list several times and until the last time, it hasn’t appeared yet.
It’s now and I saw you’ve already seen it dear Albert
We use a lot of onions in our home. (I think it’s because my Dad didn’t like them so we NEVER got to have them growing up.
I already guessed that. I think most recipes there use more onion.
Thank you for your appreciation for the picture, Ta.
The layer I mean is the layers of human consciousness, from the outermost ones, the body to the deepest, our soul, or the higher self. Peeling means a kind of meditation.
What I mean by peeling here is meditation which strips our layers of consciousness; physical, mental, emotional awareness, also energy awareness and especially the ego.
Isn’t in meditation we take action to let go of the sensing to our body, stop thinking and emotions, ignore all desire etc. so that all our awareness of selfhood vanish temporarily?
I think meditation or relaxation are basically the same, unless what you mean by relaxation is just relaxing to release physical and mental tension.
The practice of meditation or relaxation is basically the process of entering a state of no mind or universal consciousness, and that is emptiness or our absence from what we recognize as ourselves so far, for a while. And that requires diligent and continuous practice in order to get progress.
This is the consequence of discussing something that is beyond the reach of any language. I can’t say perfectly or give the most appropriate term to say that. Again, emptiness means no mind, and I’m never saying “nothing left”, right? Javanese, or Buddhist teachings have similar terms even though they also have different meanings, using the term Sunyata, which is not exactly the same as emptiness or nothingness, the state in which our consciousness is higher self-consciousness as I mentioned before, and you mentioned too. Circumstances which are similar to a drop of water that is merging with the ocean.
In essence, the most important thing is to know our true selves/higher selves, as we agree.
Absolutely I have talked about myself as having many layers like an onion. I continue peeling the layers back all the time, as you know. It can be painful but it does get easier as time goes by.
I enjoy both onions and shallots. We used to grow both in our gardens growing up. Nice photo.
The more often we practice the peeling process, the more we realize the many layers that we have to peel, even often we have to do it repeatedly, remembering that there are layers that are very difficult to remove, but I’m sure that all those will provide tremendous benefits.
In my house, like there is a kind of kitchen rule, “We may occasionally run out of onions but must never run out of shallots, garlic and chili”.
I think that we were all working hard to get as close as possible to the idios color … I have another one ready … I hope it’s at least a bit like an indigo