I love red onion! It's alright raw (especially compared to brown onions, as you discovered) - but I LOVE sautéed red onion. I could just eat sautéed red onion. I would get raw red onion in my take out from this person place; and stick it in the toaster oven at work. So amazing I can't even tell you. Even just microwaving it for a bit to soften it up .... Yummy.