Tuesday, December 19, 2006

Garlic - Gratium





Garlic - Gratium

Garlic flavour is strongest when the cloves are squeezed and their juice
extracted, slightly less strong when the cloves are grated or finely chopped,
even less strong when the clove are merely sliced, and mildest when whole
unbroken cloves are used. In addition, the longer garlic is cooked, the milder
it becomes. Garlic contains significant amount of vitamin C, calcium and
protein. It is also rich in potassium, phosphorus, iron and zinc. Medicinally,
it is believed that garlic can reduce blood pressure and cleanse the blood of
excess glucose. It is also said to alleviate flu, sore throats and bronchial
congestion.



This type of garlic is preferred for pickling with honey has bulbs with just
one clove. These garlic rounds are not a separate variety of garlic but a
natural phenomenon whereby a Garlic Bulb does not divide into many cloves. In
the sorting of pickled garlic, 20 to 30 kilograms yields only 1 to 2 kilograms
of garlic rounds, and therefore, they are
expensive.

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