Oh the glorious stinking rose! And the aroma! I love garlic. It's a mainstay of almost every cuisine. It can conjure up the vision of a fabulous meal. Others might say, go for the breathe mints. But there's no denying that garlic has been valued for thousands of years and has served a wide range of purposes. A little bulb with a big history. It has even been used as currency. In the days of the pharaohs, ancient Egyptians considered garlic so valuable that they placed it in tombs, including in King Tut's. Ancient Greeks gave it to Olympian athletes for strength and stamina. And in India, 5,000-year-old Sanskrit records describe its curative properties.
The word
garlic comes from Old English
garleac, meaning
"spear leek." Garlic dates back
over 6,000 years! Nowadays, people don't place a very high value on garlic. Which, can be good if you are as crazy about garlic as I am and you can get lots of it cheap!! On the other hand, garlic really is worth its weight in gold. Why? Well my friend, stick around and you'll soon find out!!