GARLIC AND RELATED FEW TERMS ..
Garlic is widely used around the world for its pungent flavor as a seasoning or condiment.
The garlic plant's bulb is the most commonly used part of the plant. With the exception of the single clove types, garlic bulbs are normally divided into numerous fleshy sections called cloves. Garlic cloves are used for consumption (raw or cooked) or for medicinal purposes. They have a characteristic pungent, spicy flavor that mellows and sweetens considerably with cooking.
Other parts of the garlic plant are also edible. The leaves and flowers (bulbils) on the head (spathe) are sometimes eaten. They are milder in flavor than the bulbs, and are most often consumed while immature and still tender. Immature garlic is sometimes pulled, rather like a scallion, and sold as "green garlic".
When green garlic is allowed to grow past the "scallion" stage,
but not permitted to fully mature, it may produce a garlic "round", a bulb like a boiling onion, but not separated into cloves like a mature bulb.
Garlic is a fundamental component in many or most dishes of various regions, including eastern Asia, South Asia, Southeast Asia, the Middle East, northern Africa, southern Europe, and parts of South and Central America. The flavor varies in intensity and aroma with the different cooking methods. It is often paired with onion, tomato, or ginger. Garlic may be applied to different kinds of bread to create a variety of classic dishes, such as garlic bread, garlic toast, bruschetta, crostini and canape.
Garlic powder has a different taste from fresh garlic. If used as a substitute for fresh garlic, 1/8 teaspoon of garlic powder is equivalent to one clove of garlic.
Generally, garlic is stored warm [above 18 °C (64 °F)] and dry to keep it dormant so it does not sprout. But traditionally it is hung; softneck varieties are often braided in strands called plaits or grappes.
Garlic is claimed to help prevent heart disease (including atherosclerosis, high cholesterol, and high blood pressure) and cancer. Garlic is known for causing bad breath , as well as causing sweat to have a pungent "garlicky" smell.
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Garlic scapes are the curling tops of garlic plants, which are as edible as the garlic bulbs.
Garlic mustard is a biennial flowering plant in the Mustard family.
A garlic press is a kitchen utensil to crush garlic cloves efficiently by forcing them through a grid of small holes, usually with some type of piston.
Garlic chives, Chinese chives, Oriental garlic, Chinese leek, also known by the Chinese name kow choi. It has white flowers, long green shoots and lack of a bulb, garlic chives bear a strong resemblance to regular chives. Chinese garlic chives are known for their strong “garlicky” flavor. Garlic chives make a flavorful addition to Chinese and western recipes.
Garlic is widely used around the world for its pungent flavor as a seasoning or condiment.
The garlic plant's bulb is the most commonly used part of the plant. With the exception of the single clove types, garlic bulbs are normally divided into numerous fleshy sections called cloves. Garlic cloves are used for consumption (raw or cooked) or for medicinal purposes. They have a characteristic pungent, spicy flavor that mellows and sweetens considerably with cooking.
Other parts of the garlic plant are also edible. The leaves and flowers (bulbils) on the head (spathe) are sometimes eaten. They are milder in flavor than the bulbs, and are most often consumed while immature and still tender. Immature garlic is sometimes pulled, rather like a scallion, and sold as "green garlic".
When green garlic is allowed to grow past the "scallion" stage,
but not permitted to fully mature, it may produce a garlic "round", a bulb like a boiling onion, but not separated into cloves like a mature bulb.
Garlic is a fundamental component in many or most dishes of various regions, including eastern Asia, South Asia, Southeast Asia, the Middle East, northern Africa, southern Europe, and parts of South and Central America. The flavor varies in intensity and aroma with the different cooking methods. It is often paired with onion, tomato, or ginger. Garlic may be applied to different kinds of bread to create a variety of classic dishes, such as garlic bread, garlic toast, bruschetta, crostini and canape.
Garlic powder has a different taste from fresh garlic. If used as a substitute for fresh garlic, 1/8 teaspoon of garlic powder is equivalent to one clove of garlic.
Generally, garlic is stored warm [above 18 °C (64 °F)] and dry to keep it dormant so it does not sprout. But traditionally it is hung; softneck varieties are often braided in strands called plaits or grappes.
Garlic is claimed to help prevent heart disease (including atherosclerosis, high cholesterol, and high blood pressure) and cancer. Garlic is known for causing bad breath , as well as causing sweat to have a pungent "garlicky" smell.
DID U KNOW THAT .. .
Garlic scapes are the curling tops of garlic plants, which are as edible as the garlic bulbs.
Garlic mustard is a biennial flowering plant in the Mustard family.
A garlic press is a kitchen utensil to crush garlic cloves efficiently by forcing them through a grid of small holes, usually with some type of piston.
Garlic chives, Chinese chives, Oriental garlic, Chinese leek, also known by the Chinese name kow choi. It has white flowers, long green shoots and lack of a bulb, garlic chives bear a strong resemblance to regular chives. Chinese garlic chives are known for their strong “garlicky” flavor. Garlic chives make a flavorful addition to Chinese and western recipes.
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