A clove of garlic

Merlin99

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vraiblonde said:
See, I'd have eaten that. I don't think there's ever been anything that had too much garlic for me. I used to like to roast whole garlic with olive oil then squeeze the cloves out on chunks of Italian bread and eat it.

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If you want the most garlic taste make a piece of toast, baguette works well, and just rub it all over with a fresh clove of garlic. It doesn't take much, but it gives an overwhelming garlic pungency.
 
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SamSpade said:
I've always wondered this when cooking with garlic -

Does a "clove" mean, a single sliver - or the bulb? When I open a bulb, the lobes are all difference sizes, and if I pick a small one, its total effect with be utterly inconsequential.

I tend to use regular size garlic bulbs - maybe two inches across or less - from experience, large bulbs tend to have less flavor.
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For me a clove means about 2 tablespoons of minced! I am a little heavy handed with garlic.
 
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LJ1999 said:
For me a clove means about 2 tablespoons of minced! I am a little heavy handed with garlic.
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Me too. I tend to think if I cannot tell if garlic was ever added, what's the point?
OTOH - I can recall in high school coming home from a deli downtown, and my mom - UPSTAIRS - complained of the garlic smell emanating from me.

It's highly possible she was just kidding, as she knew how much I liked garlic - but it's also possible I just don't know how insensitive I am to its pungent flavor.

BTW - many years ago, I was introduced to a garlic alternative called asafoetida (translation: "horse dung") that they use in Central Asia. It has a very similar taste but doesn't linger on your breath or skin.
 
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LJ1999

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SamSpade said:
Me too. I tend to think if I cannot tell if garlic was ever added, what's the point?
OTOH - I can recall in high school coming home from a deli downtown, and my mom - UPSTAIRS - complained of the garlic smell emanating from me.

It's highly possible she was just kidding, as she knew how much I liked garlic - but it's also possible I just don't know how insensitive I am to its pungent flavor.

BTW - many years ago, I was introduced to a garlic alternative called asafoetida (translation: "horse dung") that they use in Central Asia. It has a very similar taste but doesn't linger on your breath or skin.
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Luckily, no one has ever said that I smell like garlic, however, we have a guy at the office that reeks. He told us one day that he keeps a jar of minced garlic and eats it raw by the spoonful for his heart.
 
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LJ1999 said:
Luckily, no one has ever said that I smell like garlic, however, we have a guy at the office that reeks. He told us one day that he keeps a jar of minced garlic and eats it raw by the spoonful for his heart.
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The health benefits of garlic have been observed for millennia - it helps that I like it anyway.
 
Merlin99

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LJ1999 said:
Luckily, no one has ever said that I smell like garlic, however, we have a guy at the office that reeks. He told us one day that he keeps a jar of minced garlic and eats it raw by the spoonful for his heart.
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I’ve been known to have a spoonful of horseradish every so often.
 
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Sneakers said:
A while back, I found (think it was Aldi...) packets of frozen garlic, one little cube was equal to a teaspoon. It was as flavorful as fresh and so much easier. Unfortunately, I've used it up and it's just not available anymore, so I opt for the minced stuff myself.
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Aldi has them back, but in the "get it now or it's gone' freezer case. Stocked up 'cause I really like these.

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