The Onion and the Cutting Edge

Just found out that there is Cutting Edge Technology involved  in the stable cutting on Onions.  Masterchef Vikas Khanna who along with TechGuru Rajiv Makhni presided over the recent Indiblogger Nokia Apptasting Meet, dedicated a part of the evening to the onion cutting algorithm.

We normally cut both ends of the Onion, and then cut away, which sometimes makes the Onion slip. The thing to do is to keep the root side uncut, and hold on to the onion with that . The root texture keeps things stable, and both you and the Onion learn to go back to your roots. 

This is a photo by photoblogger Pankaja Date, showing Vikas Khanna cutting the Onion, and Rajiv Makhni and an assistant checking out some flaw in their cutting edge technology.....   

Naturally, it inspired this :

Its Body in whorls,

Its Mind in a whirl,

an onion
traumatized and falling apart...

And she puts

a reassuring hand

on its  Root Knot,

saying,

"You must remain connected

with your Root,

whether you

Are falling to pieces,

Really cut up,

or showing someone 
a Slice of your life...."

And a blushing tomato

watching this, sighed,

saying,

"Kaash ! mai Root Hoti !...."