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My French grandmother always sticks cloves into an onion. When I discovered why she did this, I was surprised, as I had never seen it before. Now, I do it myself and I’m absolutely thrilled with this trick. Let me explain what cloves in an onion are for

Your grandmother was using a classic French cooking technique called an oignon piqué—an onion studded with whole cloves. 🧅 Why put cloves in an onion? The main purpose is to gently flavor soups, stocks, sauces, and stews. Typically, you: Peel a whole onion. Stick 4–6 whole cloves into the onion. Add it to a pot …