National Onion Day and the Most Common Ingredient in My Fast Food Project

Today is National Onion Day.

Onions may not get much attention by themselves, but they are one of the most important ingredients in cooking. Whether they’re sliced onto burgers, diced into chili, caramelized for soups, battered into onion rings, or mixed into countless other dishes, it’s hard to imagine a kitchen without them.

After three years of photographing fast food, I realized onions have probably appeared in more of my photographs than any other single ingredient. They show up on burgers, tacos, pizzas, hot dogs, sandwiches, onion rings, salads, and dozens of other menu items.

For this photograph, I decided to make the onions themselves the subject. White, yellow, and red onions are shown whole, halved, sliced, and separated into rings, revealing the remarkable variety of colors, shapes, and patterns hidden beneath their skins.

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June 27, 2026 | Categories: Uncategorized | Tags: black background, burgers, commercial food photography, fast food, fast food photography, Food Photography, hot dogs, Ian L Sitren, ingredients, National Onion Day, onion, onion rings, onions, pizza, red onions, sandwiches, secondfocus, tacos, white onions, yellow onions | Leave a comment