allium
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The Easiest Way to Get Garlic Smell Off Your Hands
Garlic stinks. But, hey, that’s why we love it so much. This pungent allium flavors sauces, intensifies condiments, and adds complexity to marinades, but it has a nasty habit of leaving its fragrance behind, particularly on human hands. Whenever I mince these oily cloves, the robust aroma seemingly clings to my fingernails for days. Or…
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Your Marinara Needs Onions or Garlic, but Not Both
A few years ago, I read somewhere that Italians never use onions and garlic in their marinara; it’s always one or the other. Like so many black-and-white cooking “rules” you come across online, this one didn’t stand up to cursory Googling — it might be true in some regions of Italy, but it’s more of…
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Garlic Confit Deserves a Spot on Your Christmas Table
If you’re hosting Christmas for a large group, you’ll need to think of ways to pack in a lot of flavours without making main dishes unapproachable for picky eaters. Garlic is a popular and versatile savoury ingredient, but for the garlic averse, heavily loading the turkey or mashed potatoes with hunks of the pungent stuff…
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Keep This Easy Fried Garlic on Hand at All Times
Garlic is a crucial ingredient in various cuisines around the world. Maneul jangjji is a popular pickled garlic side dish on the Korean table, Egyptian kushary is a beloved garlic-forward meal, and French style confit garlic is wonderful on just about everything. The most common way for me to show garlic some love is with…