"I called it that because I saw part of myself as drying and not there anymore and I wanted to question the whole idea of love and passion, whether love exists anymore, " Emin says.

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But bank credit drying up has also played a big part.

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This is the part that matters, when the onions soften and sweeten without drying out.

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