Ever think that you may have onion breath? . . . No worries. Here’s a hundred-year-old tip for eliminating it:
It is claimed that eating parsley will sweeten an onion breath.
The Housewife’s Cook Book by Lilla Frich (1917)
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A Hundred Years Ago 
I don’t have a clue where I would have heard this, but I have. Whether it works or not, I don’t know. It would be a little harder to carry parsley in a purse than breath mints, but a hundred years ago, it might have been an easier option.
🙂 It’s interesting that you’ve heard of this before. The idea of eating parsley to get rid of onion breath was “new” to me when I saw it mentioned in the old cookbook.
this is not an old wives tale! works very well and you can even get capsules on a card so that you can keep them in a suit pocket etc. at the whole food store.
I like eating parsley even when I haven’t been eating onions.
Parley’s something that I use as a garnish or in small amounts in a recipe. I never even think of eating beyond that – but I’m going to have to try eating a little as a stand-alone vegetable the next time I buy it.
It’s also a lovely way to freshen up iced water.
I’m definitely going to have to try this. I’m really curious about how it will flavor the water. I’ve seen cucumber slices in water but never parsley.
I should mention that I put sprigs of parsley; not chopped parsley. And a slice or two of lemon with the parsley works well. I drank gallons of this combo over summer.
Thanks for the additional information. It sounds like a wonderful combo.
I’ve heard this but never tried it.
It’s fascinating that you’ve heard of this before. It makes me think that it must work if I found the tip in a hundred-year-old cookbook, and you’ve heard the same tip much more recently.
I think this is why restaurants used to put little sprigs of parsley on your dinner plate. That’s something that’s out of fashion now, but I believe it was to allow you to cleanse your palate after your meal.
That’s really interesting. I always thought that sprigs of parsley were just put on plates to “decorate” the food.
Yes, it still seems to be a current belief. It’s certainly nicer than the taste of raw onion in your mouth.
I’m definitely going to have to try this. Your comment and the comments of other readers makes me think that this really works.
you got straight to the point with this one! haha. love the advice.
Sometimes short and sweet is best. 🙂
I learned this from my mother as a child. I can’t remember if I ever tested the theory.
This sounds like advice that has stood the test of time. I’d never heard of it until I read the tip in an old cookbook. I’m definitely going to have to try eating parsley after I eat an onion.
An aside – one of my pet peeves is that whenever I buy a bunch of parsley, I use a small amount as a garnish and end up throwing most of it away. Now that I’ve discovered a reason to eat parsley by itself, I may have less waste. 🙂
Have to experiment with this advice…wonder if it works on garlic too?
You’ll just have to experiment and see. 🙂
I have also heard of this and that parsley was good for digestion. I guess that would be a good way to end your meal.
I’m starting to think that parsley is a super food. 🙂
It is! It’s high in vitamin C and something else. It’s not my favorite herb, but I do love a good chimichurri sauce.
Good point – onions re a good source of vitamin C.
Parsley also works for garlic breath!
The French eat their salad last and I think they feel it aids digestion and probably sweetens breath! My husband’s parents (French, and French-Italian American) always ate this way, salad last, and we do too. I much prefer that now but we always forget to ask a restaurant to give us our salad last!