Garlic (Allium sativum) is a perennial plant in the family Alliaceae and genus Allium, closely related to the onion, shallot, and leek. It does not grow in the wild, and is thought to have arisen in cultivation, probably descended from the species Allium longicuspis, which grows wild in south-western Asia.Saulnkhe and Kadam p. 397 Garlic has been used throughout all of recorded history for both culinary and medicinal purposes.

The portion of the plant most often consumed is an underground storage structure called a head. A head of garlic is composed of a dozen or more discrete cloves, each of which is a botanical bulb, an underground structure comprised of thickened leaf bases. Each garlic clove may often be composed of just one leaf base, unlike onions, which almost always have multiple layers. The above-ground portions of the garlic plant are also sometimes consumed, particularly while immature and tender.

Garlic has a powerful pungent or "hot" flavor when raw, which mellows considerably when it is cooked. Raw or cooked, garlic is noted for its strong characteristic odor, and for giving those who eat it a distinctive breath odor as well. Some cultures accept the odor of garlic more than others. Northern European cuisines, for example, use garlic only modestly and tend to cook it for long periods of time to diminish its strength.Gernot Katzer's Spice Pages.

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RT @terryteachout: A question for Anne Rice: how can there be vampires in a town where garlic is a food group?
chelseagsummers (chelsea g. summers) Fri, 18 Dec 2009 15:42:03 -0000
RT @terryteachout: A question for Anne Rice: how can there be vampires in a town where garlic is a food group?
@voraciousgirl bean noodles with spicy sauce (cold app), pork in hot garlic sauce, jiao zi, and @lorive likes their cumin lamb
MarcSeattle (MarcSeattle) Fri, 18 Dec 2009 15:40:31 -0000
@voraciousgirl bean noodles with spicy sauce (cold app), pork in hot garlic sauce, jiao zi, and @lorive likes their cumin lamb
Charge lah, eh tadi aturan hp lu aktif, gue mau conference call. Gue sama @aframadina ngomongin about garlic:P RT @Nugrohoo: handphone mati
havilassad (Havil al assad) Fri, 18 Dec 2009 15:39:58 -0000
Charge lah, eh tadi aturan hp lu aktif, gue mau conference call. Gue sama @aframadina ngomongin about garlic:P RT @Nugrohoo: handphone mati
hmm, not sure I want this job opp. anymore?? p.s. cookin meatballs at work. Mmmm honey garlic...
Decoo2 (Nicole DeCooman) Fri, 18 Dec 2009 15:39:06 -0000
hmm, not sure I want this job opp. anymore?? p.s. cookin meatballs at work. Mmmm honey garlic...
The most interesting ingredients in this morning's green smoothie are joy and the garlic juice from the cutting board.
calamityjones (Melanie Jones) Fri, 18 Dec 2009 15:37:16 -0000
The most interesting ingredients in this morning's green smoothie are joy and the garlic juice from the cutting board.
Always draws an awesome turnout for the great chili beans, menudo, cornbread, garlic bread & more...warms us up for the next event today..
apollosfyre (Gene S) Fri, 18 Dec 2009 15:37:13 -0000
Always draws an awesome turnout for the great chili beans, menudo, cornbread, garlic bread & more...warms us up for the next event today..

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