Garlic is a plant with a strong smell and taste, whose bulbs are used as a seasoning in cooking. Each bulb is made of several small sections called cloves.
“Garlic” comes from Old English “garleac,” a compound of “gar,” meaning “spear,” and “leac,” meaning “leek,” referring to its spear-shaped leaves. It has been used in food and medicine for thousands of years.
Garlic’s strong smell comes from sulfur compounds that are released when you crush or chop it, which also give it some of its health benefits. Many cultures once believed garlic could protect against evil spirits; today we mostly trust it to protect against bland food.
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