11/11/2004: Record onion bhaji

Undertoad · 11-10-2004, 11:15 PM

If a massive fungus isn't your taste, how about a massive fried onion ball? This onion "bhaji" is apparently a South Asian thing, but has migrated to England because while this one was cooked up in West Bromwich, the previous record holder was in West Yorkshire. Any of our Brits had one of these?

And this one set a record weighing in at an astounding 84 kilograms (185 pounds). The full story claims that one cook inexplicably refused to try for the record, delaying the attempt because he didn't believe it could be done. Apparently it could.

404Error · 11-11-2004, 12:26 AM

Mmmm...can I get that with a side of Nexium to go?

wolf · 11-11-2004, 12:52 AM

Is it supposed to look like that, only smaller?

While I have a fair degree of courage related to attempting foreign (non-fungal) muck consumption, that might intimidate me.

I'd rather see a world record sized gulab jaman. Now THAT i could get into.

Cyber Wolf · 11-11-2004, 06:27 AM

Ok, the thought of eating onions is infinitely more appealing than eating fungus...and I don't like onions. But that thing looks only slightly less nasty to eat than the truffle.

Maybe it'd look better once they get it on a platter or tray or something and garnish it. Somehow, looking at it wrapped up in what looks like a wet sheet of that plastic you find a construction sites makes it less appealing to the eye...

mmmmbacon · 11-11-2004, 10:20 AM

That looks like Pizza the Hut wrapped in a sari.

YellowBolt · 11-11-2004, 10:24 AM

So um... what, do you just take a regular old ball of onion and dunk it in a vat of oil?

OnyxCougar · 11-11-2004, 10:57 AM

I've never tried it, although I generally enjoy Eastern Indian food.

bluesdave · 11-11-2004, 04:37 PM

I have eaten onion bhajis many times, and they are delicious. They are normally served with a yoghurt sauce (sorry, I don't remember the correct name for it). You can either eat them as an appetiser, or as part of the main meal.

xoxoxoBruce · 11-11-2004, 08:53 PM

Does anyone know how they're made?

Roosta · 11-12-2004, 08:04 AM

I've had onion bhajis but none near the size of that pupster!

limey · 11-12-2004, 09:00 AM

Onion bhajis are chopped onion bound in a spicy batter and deep fried, they are usually eaten with that yogurt sauce that dave mentioned. They are delicious, and they are usually around 2 inches in diameter by 3/4 inch deep ...

xoxoxoBruce · 11-12-2004, 05:22 PM

Thanks, limey.
You're a lot nicer than those Highland Barbarians.

busterb · 11-12-2004, 07:22 PM

A hell of a lot easier to fix than Outback blooming onions, Huh?

Pbjpizza · 11-15-2004, 04:44 PM

Hi, this is my first post. I've been reading in this forums for awhile, the discussion about the giant truffle killed me. You guys are hilarious. The idea of the onion bajhi as described sounds GOOD. But, we don't have those here in the U.S.

Never heard of those until today...

xoxoxoBruce · 11-15-2004, 06:06 PM

Welcome to the Cellar, pbjPizza.

I'd never heard of an onion bajhi or a peanut butter & jelly pizza, either. There's an education to be had here for sure. How long have you been lurking?

11-10-2004, 11:15 PM	#1
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	11/11/2004: Record onion bhaji If a massive fungus isn't your taste, how about a massive fried onion ball? This onion "bhaji" is apparently a South Asian thing, but has migrated to England because while this one was cooked up in West Bromwich, the previous record holder was in West Yorkshire. Any of our Brits had one of these? And this one set a record weighing in at an astounding 84 kilograms (185 pounds). The full story claims that one cook inexplicably refused to try for the record, delaying the attempt because he didn't believe it could be done. Apparently it could.

11-11-2004, 12:26 AM	#2
404Error Lecturer Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: CT USA Posts: 826	Mmmm...can I get that with a side of Nexium to go? __________________ "To disarm the people is the most effectual way to enslave them." ~George Mason~

11-11-2004, 12:52 AM	#3
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	Is it supposed to look like that, only smaller? While I have a fair degree of courage related to attempting foreign (non-fungal) muck consumption, that might intimidate me. I'd rather see a world record sized gulab jaman. Now THAT i could get into. __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

11-11-2004, 06:27 AM	#4
Cyber Wolf As stable as a ring of PU-239 Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: On a huge rock covered in water, highly advanced moss and 7 billion parasites Posts: 1,264	Ok, the thought of eating onions is infinitely more appealing than eating fungus...and I don't like onions. But that thing looks only slightly less nasty to eat than the truffle. Maybe it'd look better once they get it on a platter or tray or something and garnish it. Somehow, looking at it wrapped up in what looks like a wet sheet of that plastic you find a construction sites makes it less appealing to the eye... __________________ "I don't see what's so triffic about creating people as people and then getting' upset 'cos they act like people." ~Adam Young, Good Omens "I don't see why it matters what is written. Not when it's about people. It can always be crossed out." ~Adam Young, Good Omens

11-11-2004, 10:57 AM	#7
OnyxCougar Junior Master Dwellar Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Kingdom of Atlantia Posts: 2,979	I've never tried it, although I generally enjoy Eastern Indian food. __________________ Impotentes defendere libertatem non possunt. "Repetition does not transform a lie into a truth." ~Franklin D. Roosevelt

11-11-2004, 10:20 AM	#5
mmmmbacon biting my elbow Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: NJ Posts: 30	That looks like Pizza the Hut wrapped in a sari.

11-11-2004, 10:24 AM	#6
YellowBolt I lurk with the best of them Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: not close to philadelphia. :( well, not THAT close. Posts: 146	So um... what, do you just take a regular old ball of onion and dunk it in a vat of oil?

11-11-2004, 04:37 PM	#8
bluesdave Getting older every day Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Australia Posts: 308	I have eaten onion bhajis many times, and they are delicious. They are normally served with a yoghurt sauce (sorry, I don't remember the correct name for it). You can either eat them as an appetiser, or as part of the main meal. __________________ History is a great teacher; it is a shame that people never learn from it.

11-11-2004, 08:53 PM	#9
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Does anyone know how they're made? __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

11-12-2004, 08:04 AM	#10
Roosta Nutter. Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: England Posts: 221	I've had onion bhajis but none near the size of that pupster! __________________ Back from the brink...

11-12-2004, 09:00 AM	#11
limey Encroaching on your decrees Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: An island within the south-west coast of Scotland Posts: 7,016	Onion bhajis are chopped onion bound in a spicy batter and deep fried, they are usually eaten with that yogurt sauce that dave mentioned. They are delicious, and they are usually around 2 inches in diameter by 3/4 inch deep ... __________________ Living it up on the edge ... of civilisation, within the southwest coast of Last edited by limey; 11-12-2004 at 09:02 AM. Reason: typographical error

11-12-2004, 05:22 PM	#12
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Thanks, limey. You're a lot nicer than those Highland Barbarians. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

11-12-2004, 07:22 PM	#13
busterb NSABFD Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: MS. usa Posts: 3,908	A hell of a lot easier to fix than Outback blooming onions, Huh? __________________ I've haven't left very deep footprints in the sands of time. But, boy I've left a bunch.

11-15-2004, 04:44 PM	#14
Pbjpizza Person Who Has Posted Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 2	Hi, this is my first post. I've been reading in this forums for awhile, the discussion about the giant truffle killed me. You guys are hilarious. The idea of the onion bajhi as described sounds GOOD. But, we don't have those here in the U.S. Never heard of those until today...

11-15-2004, 06:06 PM	#15
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Welcome to the Cellar, pbjPizza. I'd never heard of an onion bajhi or a peanut butter & jelly pizza, either. There's an education to be had here for sure. How long have you been lurking? __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

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