Garlic is a Healthy Tasty Food....
| Garlic is a very Healthy, Tastey and Fun Food . | |||
| Garlic is a really good
source of selenium, an antioxidant that certain researchers consider helpful to cancer patients. Researchers have also found fresh garlic juice (the oily part) has an active ingredient (Allistatin) that inhibits the growth of several bacteria and fungus. Garlic (Allium sativumis) a member of the the onion family, Alliaceae. It has been a long held belief that garlic is also good for your heart, blood and can help you sleep. Eating eleven to twelve cloves of garlic per day can also lower your cholesterol. There are only about four calories for one clove. Garlic has at least three varieties. Spanish garlic is small with a purplish color. Italian garlic is bigger, whiter and has a milder flavor, while Tahitian garlic (elephant garlic) is still larger, but similar to Italian in mildness. Tahition garlic will have a slight sponginess, which may not be noticed when stewed, or diced and sauteed. Brushing your teeth and tongue with tooth paste can eliminate the garlic-breath, but so can eating a lemon. Brushing your fingers with a lemon-wedge can also alleviate or remove the smell and break down the oily active ingredient. Martha Stewart has advised rubbing your fingers on stainless steel to remove the odor, but it's unclear if the stainless steel method works for everyone. When cooking with garlic, be careful not to burn it. That gives it a bitter flavor, while roasting it brings out a nutty flavor. Saute garlic in olive oil, with or without added butter to enhance the flavor. You can also add that to a stew, soup or stoup for further cooking to mellow out the flavor. Some people like the strong flavor and health benefits of eating several raw and peeled garlic cloves per day. If you don't like a strong garlic flavor, or if it makes your mouth, stomach or esophagus burn, you can simply peel a clove and rub it on toast, before buttering it for garlic toast or the inside of a bowl, if it's for a salad or soup. There are numerous annual garlic-festivals held throughout cities of the united States. The Gilroy Garlic Festival in Gilroy, California, around July 24th, 25th and 26th where they have served everything from garlic pudding to the more recent Garlic Butter Cookie. There is also the Hudson Valley Garlic Festival September 26th and 27th held in Saugerties, New York. Their selections include the following (short list) of foods. Garlic chicken, garlic fritters (kachori), garlic ice cream, garlic knots, garlic mozzarella, garlic mushrooms, garlic onions, garlic pasta, garlic pork, roasted pork on a spit, garlic pretzels, garlic sauerkraut, garlic soup, garlic steak, garlic steak sandwiches, garlic turkey with mayo. There is also the North Plains Garlic Festival, held in August in North Plains, Oregon and the Pocono Garlic Festival held in Shawnee, Pennsylvania and "The Garlic Fest and Craft Show" held also in August at the Southwest Washington Fairgrounds of Chehalis, Washington, just to name a few... Garlic will remain good for some time if it's stored in a cool, dry place. Do not store it in a wet place like the refrigerator or if it is bruised. It should then be eaten immediately and replaced. It's always nice and healthy to keep a small supply of fresh bulbs of garlic on hand, but if the flavor is all you want, powdered-garlic is also nice and has a shelf life of 18 months to three years if stored in a cool, dry, air-tight place away from direct sunlight, or darkness. |
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