Do you use garlic a lot?

@mermaidivy (15395)
United States
July 2, 2009 6:23pm CST
I am a big fan of garlic, I like to use garlic to cook a lot a lot! I just made garlic bread last night, I used the fresh garlic, it made my husband and my mouth smell really bad after... :-p It's good that we both like garlic so we won't feel each other smells gross! :-p Do you like garlic to cook too? Only certain food or a lot?
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@a_manick (879)
• India
3 Jul 09
Ya,garlic is good for heart,by reducing the bad cholesterol in your blood.Its also an antibacterial agent and a carminative.so i use it a lot in my curries,rice,and as much as possible i add it in my diet.I doent gives a bad odour when mixed with other spices.
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@mermaidivy (15395)
• United States
3 Jul 09
Oh I never found out what's the advantage of eating garlic, I just like it so it is godo! :-)
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• Philippines
3 Jul 09
I used garlic in marinating meats of all sorts, especially when i am making my own homemade tocino or chorizo. I love the smell when it is blend to the mixture. I also like to eat with fried nuts and as additional spices to my food. I like it fried brown and better crunchy exterior. Aside, from the benefits I get from it. It is wide known as good for reducing cholesterol and the best for people with coronary problems.
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@mermaidivy (15395)
• United States
3 Jul 09
I liek to use garlic to preserve food too, it make sthe food really good!
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@dlr297 (5409)
• United States
5 Jul 09
I use garlic quite a bit, i grow it fresh in my garden so we have it on hand all the time. I add it to just about everything in different quantities. and like you ...both me and my husband like it.
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@mermaidivy (15395)
• United States
7 Jul 09
Is it easy to grow?
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@dlr297 (5409)
• United States
7 Jul 09
Yes it is very easy to grow all you need to do is take a clove and put it in the ground. or you can do it in a pot in your kitchen.
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@myfb2009 (8296)
• Malaysia
3 Jul 09
I use garlic a lot only when i steam fish and chicken. Because it makes the fish and chicken tastes nicer and more delicious. When i cook fried rice, i also use garlic quite a lot because it can makes the fried rice more tastier. So far, i haven't tried baking garlic bread. Maybe, i will give it a try when i am free. Hmmm, i think tomorrow i want to try bake garlic bread to surprise my hubby....
@mermaidivy (15395)
• United States
3 Jul 09
I like to make bake garlic chicken, it smells awesome... my house will have this smell when it is baking, once my hubby comes home, he smells it and it enhance his appetite!
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@maezee (41988)
• United States
6 Jul 09
I like garlic too, whenever I eat vegetables, I usually put some kind of garlic salt or garlic powder on it. It adds so much to it! And when you add garlic, you don't even need to bother with adding butter or fattening condiments like that. And I'm pretty sure it's good for you..If not, it always wards off vampires!
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@mermaidivy (15395)
• United States
7 Jul 09
haha that's right! :p
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• United States
6 Jul 09
I've been eating most of my vegetables raw lately. Raw veggies are significantly higher in nutrition than cooked ones. I'm a big fan of covering my raw greens in Braggs and garlic powder. I'm growing lots and lots of my own veggies on my back porch right now. I need to start growing garlic.
• Philippines
3 Jul 09
Yes, i do use garlic a lot whenever i cook most of the dishes for myself (e.g. pasta, cream chicken, cream stew, and other dishes as well). I like to use garlic because i like the aroma, the taste of sauteed garlic, and added benefits of garlic which i am confident about. To be honest that i put too much garlic everytime i help my mother at the kitchen to prepare the dishes whether it's lunch or dinner which my relatives and my family members including my mother that they're complaining that the dishes were overpowering with garlic because i put too much garlic a lot (hihihi, the good old times).
@mermaidivy (15395)
• United States
3 Jul 09
haha but I like the smell when we cook the galic, it smells really really good..
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@dfinster (3528)
• United States
6 Jul 09
I love garlic. I use it in just about everything. I find if I use the garlic powder or salt, it doesn't smell so bad after you eat it. But, fresh garlic is my favorite. I think if you grate it up nice and fine, almost to a paste and then stir it into some melted butter it tastes unbelievable when it's all brushed over garlic bread. Then you top it with some mozzerella cheese and it's awesome. I could et just that for a meal by itself, lol!
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@mermaidivy (15395)
• United States
8 Jul 09
Woooo that sounds yummy!
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@vijayanths (7877)
• India
3 Jul 09
I think nobody would like the smell of Garlic. I use lots of garlic in my day food.Garlic has lots of medicinal values and too good to be ignored. It improves your immune system. Do you know one fact? A few centuries ago when the kings capture an enemy's palace after winning the war, they would first capture the beautiful women, then they will go to kitchen and capture all the garlic. It helped them to heal the war wounds soon.
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• India
11 Aug 09
Nice to note that you are using garlic a lot. I am sure it would have showed marked improvement in your general health. How do you manage the smell mermaidivy.
@mermaidivy (15395)
• United States
7 Jul 09
Nobody? I am one of the soebody, I like to use garlic in my food a lot! :-)
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@benhilo (871)
• Tripoli, Libya
3 Jul 09
I am also a big fan of garlic, I like to use garlic to cook a lot! I use it for breakfast, lunch and dinner.
@mermaidivy (15395)
• United States
7 Jul 09
Breakfast, I think the only meal that I won't use is breakfast
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@benhilo (871)
• Tripoli, Libya
7 Jul 09
Garlic adds a nice flavor to omelets, hash browns or scrambled eggs. Depending, I use it in olive oil or butter saute.
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• India
18 Jul 09
Hello friend i also great fan of garlic food.In our area there are a garlic bread named "tandul ruti" I like it more i am also very fond of it.Every day at night fall i go to the restaurant.I also like garlic chicken.Its too tasty and i like it more.Thanks.
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@mermaidivy (15395)
• United States
21 Jul 09
Thanks for sharing :-)
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@iamsolucky (1241)
• Philippines
18 Jul 09
I started to be a garlic addict when i found out that i have a high blood pressure. I been using garlic in all of my recipes now. I also eat it raw. I like it in my saute recipes, i dont use a lot of oil though. I also like to pick all the garlic when i see it in the plate when i eat out with my husband. Its so tasty. The trick too when you want your fried chicken and fish smell good and tastier, go get garlic and chop them and put them in the frying pan. Its really good and its so healthy. Happy mylotting and happy garlic eating!
@mermaidivy (15395)
• United States
21 Jul 09
Thanks for sharing :-)
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@deejean06 (1952)
• United States
6 Jul 09
Hi mermaid...Oh my goodness! My husband loves garlic and onions and sometimes it's just too much for me! He's just lucky that I love him so much that I cook with garlic for him!
@mermaidivy (15395)
• United States
8 Jul 09
hahahahahaha! Lucky him! :-p
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@berlong (227)
• United States
6 Jul 09
I don't use fresh garlic, however I do use this garlic/parsely salt in alot of the food that I make for my husband and myself. It's really good, and we only use it, no salt added. We both love how it makes our food taste as well as the added benefits of garlic being incorporated into our diets! I should start using fresh garlic instead or maybe even jarrred minced garlic- I know it's healthier and gives more benefit than garlic powder or salt!
@mermaidivy (15395)
• United States
8 Jul 09
I like the fresh garlic more and it tastes really different :-)
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@mmlove (20)
• United States
3 Jul 09
I love garlic I put garlic in my lasagane. you know garlic is good for you and your hair.garlic is known to stop your hair from shedding.
@mermaidivy (15395)
• United States
7 Jul 09
Oh I didn't know that! Does it really help?
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@mmlove (20)
• United States
8 Jul 09
Yes it does.
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@venshida (4836)
• United States
4 Jul 09
I love garlic. It's the one ingredient that's a must have. It's great your dh like garlic also. My bf can't stand it.
@mermaidivy (15395)
• United States
7 Jul 09
So if you don't want him to kiss you, just eat garlic! :-p
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@kykidd (6812)
• United States
3 Jul 09
I love garlic, however I do not have a lot of recipes or even know very much about cooking with garlic. I will use garlic salt on buttered bread. I put it on buttered bread and brown it in the oven for toast when we have spaghetti. The only other idea I have come up with is putting the garlic salt on hamburgers when I am fixing them on the grill. I used to have a shrimp scampi recipe that called for garlic. So I would chop it up as fine as I could get it and put it in the scampi. But the scampi never really tasted as good as what I could buy at the store or restaurant, so I quit trying. :( Hope you enjoy your garlic! Have a great day!
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@mermaidivy (15395)
• United States
7 Jul 09
Thanks for sharing! :-)
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@ckyera (17331)
• Philippines
3 Jul 09
oh yes! i love garlic...i use it a lot in cooking, specially sauted foods... and in fried rice, i love the fish cooked in butter and garlic! and we have here in the Philippines a food called "fresh lumpia"(its a mixed vegetables wrapped in a wrapper made of egg, flour and water...like a crepe i think.)topped with a special sauce...and i love to eat this food when there's fresh garlic on top... i don't care about the smell...i just want to enjoy eating and just wash my mouth after!
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@mermaidivy (15395)
• United States
7 Jul 09
hehe but the galirc flavor is not so easy to wash away... it usually stay there for a while.
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@achinthya (1216)
• India
4 Jul 09
Well I am an Indian and I love to eat spicy foods and most of the spicy Indian foods contains garlic as one of the main ingredient.It adds flavor and aroma.
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@mermaidivy (15395)
• United States
7 Jul 09
Yeah, I like garlic so much!
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@marguicha (223010)
• Chile
3 Jul 09
I use garlic in every posible way. It´s not because it´s healthy although they say it is. It´s because I love it. I use it raw, fried, roasted. Crushed and whole. And when a garlic clove "grows" I plant it and use the green stems and the garlic too.
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@mermaidivy (15395)
• United States
7 Jul 09
hmmm yum yum! I like the cooked garlic smell very uch!
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@kavikent (57)
• India
4 Jul 09
yes, garlic is very good for health. its fights acidity. Eating 4 to 5 garlic flakes each day keeps all health hazards away.
@mermaidivy (15395)
• United States
7 Jul 09
Tanks for sharing :-)
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