Picture this: you’re a 16-year-old girl, tasked with cooking for your family and your super picky cousin who’s spending the summer with you. He has a long list of foods he won’t eat, and his most annoying restriction is cooked onions. But you know he’s not allergic and has eaten them before without realizing it. So, you decide to sneak some finely chopped onions into a quiche and see what happens. Well, buckle up, because this family drama is about to get real!
The Picky Cousin Arrives

A Very Particular Palate

The Forbidden Foods

Mealtime Meltdowns

Restaurant Rants ️

The Onion Dilemma

The Onion Plot Thickens ️♀️

Quiche with a Secret Ingredient

The Onion Deception ️

Dinner Time: Moment of Truth ️

The Onion Revelation

Family Reactions: Mixed Bag

The Great Onion Debate: Was it Justified?
So, our onion mastermind tried to teach her picky cousin a lesson by sneaking cooked onions into a quiche, and the results were… mixed. While the cousin enjoyed the meal, he was furious when he found out the truth. His dad and our protagonist’s parents found the whole situation hilarious, but her aunt was less than pleased, calling it ‘basically poisoning.’ Was it a harmless prank to encourage her cousin to be more open-minded, or did she cross a line? Let’s see what the internet has to say about this onion-infused drama…
Picky cousin gets a taste of his own medicine

NTA for not cooking for lazy 16-year-old cousin.

Serving picky eaters can be a challenge, but poisoning?

Hilarious NTA comment about picky eaters and onions

NTA stands up to overprotective aunt in onion drama.
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Picky eaters unite! Explaining the psychological reasons behind food aversions

Cooking for a picky cousin? ESH, but don’t be an AH.

Respect people’s food choices, but also understand sensory disorders exist.
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Sibling solidarity over picky eaters! Onions strike again!

Tampering with someone’s food is wrong, but pickiness shouldn’t be enabled
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NTA. Picky eating is one thing but this is extreme.

YTA for poisoning cousin with onions; but cousin is also entitled.

Teen poisons cousin with onions, but commenter defends him.

Not responsible for picky eater cousin. NTA.

Suggests cousin may have eating disorder, proposes cooking compromise.

No harm done, cousin should have asked about the onions

Being picky is okay, being entitled is not

Mom’s sneaky food tricks are NAH, but respect picky eaters’ choices

Picky cousin gets ‘poisoned’ with onions, family drama ensues. ESH.

Cook for yourself or be grateful. NTA

A picky eater’s reaction seems exaggerated, but deception is wrong. ESH ♂️

Fairness questioned in cooking responsibilities. NTA

NTA stands up to entitled cousin’s pickiness, teaches life lesson.

Tampering with someone’s food without their knowledge is never okay

Plan a new menu and involve parents to avoid future drama.

YTA! Don’t poison your cousin’s food and brag about it!

Red flags raised about cousin’s eating habits, possible eating disorder

Deceiving someone and gloating is a pretty sh*tty thing to do

ESH in family drama over ‘poisoned’ onions for picky cousin

Cooking onions for picky cousin goes wrong, leads to family drama

Standing up to entitled picky eaters like a boss!

Secretly feeding someone something they said no to is wrong

Cousin dislikes onions, but guest manners are the real issue

NTA stands up for OP against entitled cousin and parents.

Cooking drama: Teen poisons picky cousin with onions, NTA wins.

Engaging in a healthy debate about picky eaters. ️

Don’t mess with this cook’s food or you’ll starve

Honesty is the best policy when it comes to food

Creative cooking or cruel punishment? Onions as a weapon

Cousin’s picky eating leads to onion ‘poisoning’, NTA OP

Teach him to cook his own food! NTA comment wins

NTA. Cousin should cook for himself or offer to help.

Culture clash over cooking skills leads to family feud.

Cooking for picky eaters? NTA, just cook for yourself

Stand your ground, but compromise with a picky eater. ️

Picky cousin gets a taste of his own medicine. NTA.

Aunt’s babying behavior possibly caused cousin’s pickiness. NTA.

Teen poisons cousin with onions, commenter says NTA and suggests cousin cook.

Engaging children’s books can help picky eaters like onions. NTA.

Entitled aunt accuses NTA of endangering her precious baby
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Cooked onions are present in everything . NTA for exposing picky cousin.

16-year-old cousin should eat healthy, aunt babies him

Spoiled cousin gets served onions, NTA stands up to aunt.

Palak paneer lovers unite! NTA comment defends the dish

Taking a stand for picky eaters. NTA.

Onion drama! Commenter defends cooking onions, calls aunt an idiot.

Cooking for a picky eater is tough, but poisoning’s not cool NTA

Cook for yourself, cuz! NTA

Understanding picky eating disorder and suggesting a mild ESH judgement

Teen not at fault for cousin’s pickiness. Let him cook.

Food drama strikes again! Commenter suggests picky cousin should eat up ️

Parenting done right! Dad’s cooking, cousin’s tantrums, and enabling mom.

Cousin’s picky eating habits spark hilarious NTA comment thread

Cooking separate portions for picky eaters is considerate

NTA stands up for picky eaters, shuts down tantrums ♂️
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Being a picky eater is not always a choice

Cook what you want and be honest. Can’t enjoy French cuisine without onions!

Cook what you want, don’t enable picky eaters. NTA
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Onion drama: NTA commenter calls out picky cousin’s theatrics
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Setting boundaries in meal choices sparks agreement in comment section
