What is an onion volcano?

Answer by  TacoRosado (38)

Onion volcano is something that you can find at your local Benihana or Japanese steak house where they perform tableside. Its a stack of onion on the grill.

Answer by  vietnamgirls (1177)

An onion volcano consists of a sliced onion stacked on a grill. Vegetable oil around the bottom is sqirted with vodka and lit afire.

Answer by  Davis (33)

Typically an onion volcano is served at resteaurants were the onion is sliced too look like a volcano and is battered and fried crispy and served with a mild sauce.

Answer by  chitra (120)

Onion volcano is a Chinese dish made of Onions,oils & sauces. The Concentric circles in an Onion can be formed in the shape of a Volcano.

Answer by  Amber40 (24961)

The chef stacks up onion slices to look like a volcano. Oil is squirted inside followed by alcohol. The volcano is ignited and fire shoots up out of it.

Answer by  dannyg28 (3070)

An onion volcano is a sliced onion with the rings stacked on each other forming a mountain and oil is poured in and then lit and it erupts like volcano.

Answer by  RachelW (932)

An onion volcano is a stack of progressively smaller onion rings, often filled with something else - whether it's another finger food if the rings or fried, or sauce or dressing if they are raw. It is common in hibachi restaurants as part of the performance.

Answer by  Tapachef (9)

On a hot flat grill serface an onion valvano is stacked innerlayers of a sliced onion begining with the largest ring on the bottom as the base progressing up with decending sized rings stacked until you have a cone shape. Once in the shape of a valcano put some oil into the top and ingite with match.

Answer by  Mary (2095)

This is where a sliced onion is stacked and filled with something flamable. The chef then lights it causing a flame to shoot out from the top.