It has the consistency of a very thick soup and is scooped up with hot pita bread, raw onion and pickled cucumbers.

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This method removes the ramps' raw onion flavor and tenderizes the bulb, which is tough to bite into when uncooked.

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Roy nibbled on a raw-onion-and-Cheddar sandwich, but the rattling house unnerved him and the sandwich was too strong.

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It came ashore with immigrants from Hamburg, who had long since acquired the habit of eating ground beef, raw with onion juice, from nomadic Tatar tribes.

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Before topping the fillets with grapefruit, Mr. Schwartz adds another layer of flavor and texture with a raw radish, chive and red onion tangle.

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