A hard neck is good to find
This month on Culinate:
I’d long dismissed pre-peeled garlic cloves as being in the same category as those jars of minced garlic, which are pretty bad. But I was intrigued for two reasons. First, Gower is a great cook. Second, you don’t argue about garlic with Koreans.
Comment by heather
i went to college with a girl named sativa.
but it was because her parents were hippies, and not necessarily the garlic-lovin’ kind.
Posted on December 11, 2007 at 9:34 pm
Comment by mamster
Yes, there are many plants with the specific name “sativa,” which means “cultivated.” Including a certain one that is probably more popular than garlic.
Posted on December 12, 2007 at 7:51 am
Comment by Kathleen
They have peeled cloves at the local Asian grocery. I didn’t really see the point, though, as garlic isn’t that hard to peel. But if it’s an entirely different sort of garlic as well — maybe that’s something to check out.
Posted on December 12, 2007 at 12:51 pm
Comment by mamster
Kathleen, it’s not a different kind, per se, but I found that the peeled cloves from China were of higher quality than either the peeled or unpeeled garlic from California, at least this time of year.
Posted on December 12, 2007 at 8:05 pm
Comment by great
How do you know where the peeled garlic cloves come from? Marvin bought a plastic container of peeled cloves in our local Korean fruit & veg store.
He hasn’t used any of it yet, but soon.
Posted on December 13, 2007 at 12:48 pm
Comment by mamster
Grandma, I’m sure they’re from China. The ones I bought were marked “Imported from China,” but I’m confident that any inexpensive peeled cloves you find at a Korean grocery are from China.
Posted on December 13, 2007 at 1:35 pm
Comment by Moose
Have you tried the purple ball like garlic from TJ? They come in a cute little basket. OMG!
Posted on December 14, 2007 at 12:59 pm