Although the onion (0) not be everyone’sfavourite vegetable, it certainly has many uses anda very long history. It can be fried, boiled, grilled,baked or eaten raw, it adds flavour (1)many kinds of food, and is an essential ingredient ofdishes ranging (2) expensive restaurantmeals to the simplest burger or hot dog.The Chinese grew onions 5,000 years ago, and thereis some evidence that the Egyptians (3)done so 500 years before then. In ancient timessome people believed that the structure of theonion, (4) is formed by circles withincircles, represented the idea of living forever. That isprobably (5) it appears in so many wallpaintings of the time.In addition to the magical qualities claimed foronions, there were practical reasons for growing them.(7) most other kinds of food, they do notgo bad during the winter, which means the onion doesnot have to be eaten only when it is (8)season.In India 2,500 years ago, the onion was considered amedicine that was good (9) the stomach,heart and eyes, while in Ancient Greece athletes(10) sometimes eat onion to build up theirstrength before they (11) part in a raceor other competition. In Roman times (12)was believed to cure headaches and toothaches, andin later centuries people used onion to treat hair lossand even dog bites.
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