Drew Barrymore took things to a whole new level on this morning’s episode of The Drew Barrymore Show, during which she joined The Night Agent star Gabriel Basso in eating a raw onion like an apple.
“I heard a rumor that you can eat an onion like an apple and I’ve always said I love onions so much I would eat them like an apple,” Barrymore said as she pulled out a basket of raw onions.
Before he showed off his skills, Basso explained to the audience how Barrymore heard that rumor.
“Look, this happened because on the call the producer asked me if I do any weird food combinations,” he recalled. “And I said, ‘I don’t combine foods weirdly, I just eat the raw food.’”
That’s when Barrymore abruptly took a giant bite out of a white onion, earning sounds of disgust from the audience.
“I hate eating food that’s not an experience. I know right now that I’m eating onion,” Basso said as he wiped a tear from his eye. “I’m inside and I’m smelling it.”
Barrymore then moved in closer to Basso to air out her onion breath in his face.
“How’s it going?” she said, emphasizing the “h” sound.
“I feel very happy,” Basso replied, doing the same thing.
However, the actor told Barrymore that she was “cheating” by eating the sweeter onion in the basket, prompting her to take another giant bite out of the red onion.
“You’re right. This has a lot more kick to it,” she said. “You’re right. The purple one is really different. It’s a whole different experience.”
Basso permitted Barrymore, who was fanning herself at this point, to put down the onion.
“It’s like wasabi,” she said, to which Basso replied, “Raw ginger is like that, raw garlic is like that. You’re just like, ‘Wow, this is an experience.’”
The Drew Barrymore Show airs on weekdays on CBS. You can check the website for local airtimes.
