Monday, August 13, 2012

Know Your Garlic: A Quick Primer

hardneck garlic Know Your Garlic: A Quick Primer
With all the berries, tomatoes, and corn pouring into the markets right now, its easy to overlook the big piles of garlic. But since my personal craving for fresh garlic knows no bounds, Ive been hoarding the stuff (along with pretty much everything else). But once I got my farmers market garlic home, I wondered why is this garlic so crisp and flavorful compared to the kind from the grocery store?

It turns out the kind of garlic available locally in the north, east, and west of the US is hardneck garlic. This relatively mild variety has large cloves arranged around a hard central core, and is the same stuff that sprouts scapes earlier in the season. The variety sold at most grocery stores, and throughout the south, is softneck garlic, which is spicier, has smaller cloves, and no central stalk. Over on Brooklyn Supper, were sharing more on seasonal garlic, a quick tip for figuring out where grocery store garlic is from, and one of my favorite ways to prepare fresh garlic so that its mild, crisp, and brimming with flavor.

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