How Do You Take Away The Taste And Smell Of Onion From Your Mouth?

[Barsel]

I love salads in the summer but it has to have some type of onion in it to make it taste better, but I know my breath must smell and the aftertaste lasts forever.
Is there anyway to get rid of the taste and smell?

[Islay]

Chew some parsley or mint gum.

[grasscarp]

Chew parsley

[dannyk13]

To get rid of the effects of garlic the Italians chew parsley

[Barsel]

I'd heard of the chewing parsley before,problem is, I hate the taste of parsley.

[grasscarp]

any of these alternative options appeal to you Barsel?
Cardamom, mint, fennel, cloves, anise seeds

[Barsel]

Probably mint grasscarp, does it have to be in leaf form or as gum as Islay suggested?

[grasscarp]

Leaf form. Apparently gum can make problem worse! I am only saying what I read.

[Barsel]

Thanks very much for all your answers. x

[albaqwerty]

well, you live and you learn, never knew that about parsley.

Have you tried a gentler onion, one not so strong perhaps?

[ummmm]

I'd have a cup of coffee...

[whirlyhurly]

My solution is a chilled glass of delicious Italian Limencello.

[grasscarp]

Well that's kind of the solution to all life's problems Whirlyhurly.

[Clanad]

In most 'Health Food' stores, here in the U.S. one can buy lozenges containing zinc... Mayo Clinic did a recent study of zinc's effect on halitosis in various forms and found zinc to be fairly effective. Zinc is inexpensive and comes in various concoctions...

[cupid04]

Never eat onions or garlic...

[Old_Geezer]

Never bothered me. But I reckon eating a bulb of garlic should take the onion taste & smell away. Good for doing the same for vampires too.