{"id":77780,"date":"2014-08-12T17:09:29","date_gmt":"2014-08-12T07:09:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/?p=77780"},"modified":"2014-08-18T20:46:09","modified_gmt":"2014-08-18T10:46:09","slug":"gotta-luv-garlic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2014\/08\/12\/gotta-luv-garlic\/","title":{"rendered":"Gotta Luv Garlic"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>July 27, 2014<\/strong><\/p>\n

by Jason Ford<\/strong>
\nFord on Food<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

An Italian chef once told me that if you eat lots of garlic, you will be\u00a0more passionate about life.<\/p>\n

I have a slightly different theory: people either passionately love garlic or absolutely loathe it.<\/p>\n

My father can\u2019t stand it. He gets pretty annoyed if he tastes it in his dinner. Sometimes, when he discovers his food contains some garlic, I fear\u00a0he may burst into flames like a vampire.<\/p>\n

My mother doesn\u2019t care though, and sneaks it in anyway \u2013 she loves garlic (and so do I).<\/p>\n

Garlic belongs to the same family as onion and leek.<\/p>\n

It is a bulbous herb, with a strong flavour.<\/p>\n

Each garlic bulb (or head) separates into individual sections called \u2018cloves\u2019.<\/strong><\/p>\n

There are many different varieties throughout the world, varying in size, colour and strength.<\/p>\n

Garlic has been used for thousands of years as medicine, and to repel vampires (or my father), but most importantly it can complement the flavour of just about any savoury dish.<\/p>\n

Garlic is available all year round, however it\u2019s fresher, firmer and plumper in summer.<\/p>\n

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