Kidneys, to me, smell like urine. It's got to be totally psychological but that does make me reluctant to eat them. I'm guessing they're more passable in a steak and kidney pie. Which I have Nigella's recipe for, and naturally it has loads of onions!

For the record, I do love onions and I miss the way they give body to a dish. I can sub in asafoetida when I'm making chili (zucchini, not beans; carefully seeded tomatoes, etc.) but the finished product has the wrong texture. Although at least I can tolerate it.

I love to cook, which makes this even less fun.