List of garlic dishes

Green garlic soup
Agliata sauce (right) with fried cauliflower
Garlic bread
Garlic ice cream

This is a list of garlic dishes, comprising dishes and foods that use garlic as a main ingredient. Garlic is a species in the onion genus, Allium. Its close relatives include the onion, shallot, leek, chive,[1] and Chinese onion.[2] Garlic is native to Central Asia and northeastern Iran, has a history of several thousand years of human consumption and use, and has long been used as a seasoning worldwide.[3][1] It was known to Ancient Egyptians, and has been used both as a food flavoring and as a traditional medicine.[4]

  1. ^ a b Block, E. (2010). Garlic and Other Alliums: The Lore and the Science. Royal Society of Chemistry. ISBN 978-0-85404-190-9.
  2. ^ "AllergyNet — Allergy Advisor Find". Allallergy.net. Archived from the original on June 15, 2010. Retrieved April 14, 2010.
  3. ^ "Allium sativum L." Kewscience; Plants of the World Online; Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, England. Retrieved 2017-05-26.
  4. ^ Simonetti, G. (1990). Schuler, S. (ed.). Simon & Schuster's Guide to Herbs and Spices. Simon & Schuster, Inc. ISBN 0-671-73489-X.