Tony Abbott has again showed the nation that he has a big mouth , but this time he chose to put it around a large , fresh onion - with the skin still intact . On a tour of a produce farm in Tasmania on Friday , Abbott shocked unsuspecting onlookers as he impulsively bit into a raw , unpeeled , brown onion . Footage shows our Prime Minister grimacing slightly as he bites into the strong , bitter vegetable but then nodding in approval as if he were merely chowing down on an apple . SCROLL DOWN FOR VIDEO . Prime Minister Tony Abbott has shocked onlooker when he bit into a raw , unpeeled onion at a produce farm . Abbott seemed unphased by the peculiarity of the stunt and merely looked as if he were eating a fresh apple . The public took to the Twitter sphere to mock and patronise the Prime Minister . Some compared him to other MPs , others labelled him 'The Minister for Onions ' Many have taken to Twitter to slam Abbott for yet another bizarre stunt . Most of the tweets aim to mock and patronise the Prime Minister relating him to George Costanza from Seinfield , an Ogre with layers , a robot and 'the Minister for Onions . ' 'Looking forward to Bill Shorten responding to Tony eating a raw onion by daringly chomping into a roast potato , ' read one tweet . Abbott pictured here in a banana factory just created an opening for more ridicule . The Hashtag oniongate has been trending on social media since Friday when the onion incident took place . Many of the messages on Twitter aimed to patronise the PM , comparing him to an ogre , a robot and a child . ' I may have said 'it 's a shame they were n't peeled , ' said Charlton Farm Produce owner David Addison . 'Better than any other onions I 've eaten in a long time ' Abbott was reported to have said . 'In other news , PM Tony Abbott shows approval of local vegetable oil manufacturer by dipping his hands into a deep fryer , ' said another . Abbott was touring Woolworths supplier , Charlton Farm Produce near Devonport in Tasmania on Friday when he picked up the brown onion during a demonstration of the grading of the post-harvested vegetables . 'Better than any other onions I 've eaten in a long time , ' The Sydney Morning Herald reported Abbott said after his meal . The Prime Minister shocked onlookers as he spontaneously picked up the vegetable during a food grading . Abbott was touring Woolworths supplier , Charlton Farm Produce near Devonport in Tasmania . Tony Abbott has recently been criticised for a St. Patrick 's Day message labelled 'patronising ' According to the Hobart 's Mercury , the owner of Charlton Farm Produce , David Addison was surprised at the Prime Minister 's impulsive move during a general discussion of brown onions . ' I may have said 'it 's a shame they were n't peeled ' and he just started eating it , ' he said . 'It was just spontaneous and there were n't even any tears . ' This stunt has come after Abbott was blasted by the public for his St. Patrick 's day video that was labelled patronising and controversial .
Tony St. Patrick 's has chowed down on a raw , unpeeled , brown onion . He was observing a food grading at Charlton Farm Produce in Tasmania . The shocked public have taken to Twitter to mock and patronise the PM . This comes just after St. Patrick 's 's controversial Abbott day video .