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Garlic (Allium sativum) is a species of bulbous flowering plant in the genus Allium. Its close relatives include the onion , shallot , leek , chive , [ 2 ] Welsh onion , and Chinese onion . [ 3 ]
Garlic (Allium sativum) has been cultivated for thousands of years and is an incredibly easy vegetable to grow.While grocery stores tend to carry only one or two types of garlic, hundreds of ...
The generic name Allium is the Latin word for garlic, [9] [10] and the type species for the genus is Allium sativum which means "cultivated garlic". [11] The decision to include a species in the genus Allium is taxonomically difficult, and species boundaries are unclear. Estimates of the number of species are as low as 260, [12] and as high as ...
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Solo garlic, also known as single clove garlic, chinese garlic, monobulb garlic, single bulb garlic, or pearl garlic, [1] [2] is a type of Allium sativum . [3] The size of the single clove varies from approximately 25 to 50 mm in diameter, with an average size between 35 and 45 mm. [ 2 ] It has the flavour of the garlic clove but is somewhat ...
Green garlic soup Agliata sauce (right) with fried cauliflower Garlic bread Garlic ice cream. This is a list of garlic dishes, comprising dishes and foods that use garlic as a main ingredient. Garlic is a species in the onion genus, Allium. Its close relatives include the onion, shallot, leek, chive, [1] and Chinese onion. [2]
Black garlic. Black garlic is a type of aged garlic that is colored deep brownish-black. The process is of East Asian origin. It is made by placing garlic (Allium sativum) in a warm, moist, controlled environment over the course of several weeks, a process that produces black cloves. Black garlic is used in a wide variety of culinary applications.
A recent study involving 833 people in China found that consumption of vegetables containing allium (like garlic, leeks and onions) was associated with a lowered risk of colorectal cancer.