Garlic

Ail

What it is

Egyptian labourers ate it for strength, Greek athletes for stamina, and folklore armed it against vampires. Few ingredients have been simultaneously medicine, talisman and seasoning for five thousand years.

In the kitchen

Crushed, it roars; sliced, it speaks; whole and roasted, it whispers sweetly. Choose its voice before you cook.

Goes with

Olive oil Parsley Tomato Shrimp Chicken Rosemary Lemon Chili pepper

Same species

Arleux smoked garlic Banana shallot Black garlic Calçot Cévennes sweet onion Chives

Also used with

Abondance Salt marsh lamb Sisteron lamb Agretti Aiguillette baronne Ají panca

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