Get growing glorious garlic from Gilroy

Where would the cooks of the world be without garlic? An essential ingredient of Mediterranean food, it crops up in cuisines from Indian to Cajun. Incidentally, if you own a metal garlic press, throw it away.

The best way to crush garlic is with the flat of a knife or with a wooden mortar and pestle.

The origin of Allium sativum, a perennial herb related to the onion, is unknown. It is thought ...