Garlic
Garlic (Allium sativum) is a bulbous perennial food plant of the family Alliaceae. The word comes to us from Old English g?rl?ac, meaning "spear leek".
Trivia
- In the United States, Gilroy, California promotes itself as "Garlic Capital of the World", and hosts the Gilroy Garlic Festival every summer.
- In 2005, a poll of 2,000 people revealed garlic to be Britain's 5th favourite culinary vegetable.
- In legend garlic is said to ward-off vampires and evil spirits in general.
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