My son just honeymooned in Italy- appetizer included GARLIC eaten plain, along with other tidbits.?!
My son just honeymooned in Italy- appetizer included GARLIC eaten plain, along with other tidbits.?
They said it was milder and not as sharp as ours-is it a special kind? They were at first timid to try it, but being guests at a Villa, felt the need to, and found it good! (This was in Tuscany, by the way.) We all love garlic and would be interested to know what type this was.
Answers:
It would be what we tend to call Sweet Garlic Cloves in oil. Some vesions will have some extra herbs or chilli in it. Fairly easy to source here in the UK in the nicer Deli's, but haven't a clue how to make it. The garlic used isn't that different to everyday garlic as has been speculated, nor does it taste or have the texture of roasted garlic... it is more the way it has been treated (preserved?) in Olive Oil that gives it the total eatability. Frequently been served it in Tuscany myself so it is the same stuff.
You can see it here
http://www.thegarlicfarm.co.uk/shopgarli...
I have also seen it in jars in the supermarkets, but the fresh deli stuff is, as usual, way better.
There must be some place out in the States that carries it.
Rats, gonna have to go get some to nibble this evening now LOL