[If one said:] “Konam, wine, with respect to my tasting [it] because wine is bad for the bowels,” [and] they said to him: “But isn't old wine good for the bowels?” —- he is permitted aged wine; and not only is he permitted aged wine but all wine. “Konam, onions, with respect to my tasting [them] because onions are bad for the heart,” [and] they said to him: “But isn't village onion good for the heart?” —- he is permitted the village onion; and not only is he permitted the village onion, but also all onions. It once happened, and R' Meir permitted him all onions.