Garlic Fresh /Dehydrated - Cloves / Powder

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Garlic is a bulbous plant of the genus allium. The bulb grows underground and sends shoots (scapes) into the air. At the top of the shoots are sometimes found garlic bubils. Garlic grows under the ground in large, slightly off-white bulbs (or "heads") which are covered by a papery skin. Inside each bulb is anything from ten to twenty individual cloves which themselves have a pinkish skin. Garlic can be used in many ways - raw or cooked; whole, crushed or sliced. Raw garlic is stronger than cooked, minced garlic stronger than sliced. Roasted whole garlic has a totally different taste to crushed raw garlic. When cooked whole garlic has a much milder, rather sweet taste. There is a famous recipe "chicken with forty cloves of garlic". It should go without saying that these are whole garlic cloves not crushed! Always look for heads that are firm with plenty of dry, papery covering. Heads that are showing signs of sprouting are past their prime and were probably not dried properly. Garlic that is very old will crumble under a gentle pressure from the fingers.
Garlic powder is very simple it's just dehydrated garlic cloves that have been ground to a powder. Garlic powder isn't a true substitute for fresh garlic - nothing could be - but it does have its advantages. It usually lasts for a long while and a little goes a long way when cooking, so some people buy it as an alternative to minced garlic for keeping in the kitchen store cupboard. Garlic has long been considered a herbal "wonder drug" Raw garlic is used by some to treat the symptoms of acne and there is some evidence that it can assist in managing high cholesterol levels. Garlic is commonly used as food for seasoning and flavoring in soups, sauces and pickles. It is used in combination with almost every food in Italy and Spain. In India, a paste of garlic and ginger is commonly used in the preparation of dishes.