Garlic has been used as a medicine throughout ancient and modern history to prevent and treat a wide range of conditions and diseases.
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Tag: Garlic
Foods You Can Eat To Get Rid Of Garlic Breath
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A bad case of garlic breath can ruin a date, even if you both have it. These foods, if eaten after a garlic-y dish, might be able to save the day.
In this video from the SciShow YouTube channel, host Michael Aranda explains the stinky science behind garlic’s ultimate weapon: allyl methyl sulfide. Additionally, Aranda shares some tips on how to save your date from garlic’s overwhelming power. While researchers aren’t exactly sure why, these foods have shown some evidence of neutralizing garlic’s odor:
- Parsley
- Apples
- Spinach
- Mushrooms
- Basil
- Citrus Fruits
- Milk
These foods may contain enzymes that help break down the sulfur compounds, and the fat content in the milk helps deodorize them. Of course, if you don’t have any of these foods around, and you’re don’t have access to a toothbrush and toothpaste, the best you can do is try to cover it up with gum or breath mints.
How To Of The Day: How To Grow And Harvest Garlic
Tips on how to grow garlic and get the best results from your own organic garden.
When to Plant: Plant in fall, about 6 weeks before hard frost. Set large, firm individual cloves point up in well-prepared soil, burying cloves an inch or two below ground level in mild zones, and at twice that depth in cold-winter areas.
Watering: Keep area weeded and watered.
Soil: Organic rich, well drained.
Days to Harvest: Depending on weather conditions, autumn-planted garlic should be ready to harvest about 9 to 10 months later, in July.
How to Harvest: Always dig your garlic, never try and pull it. You may have planted a small clove, but the bulb is now several inches deep with a strong root system.
What Causes Garlic Breath?
This video explains why you get garlic breath, and how to get rid of it.
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Garlic is good for your body, great for your taste buds, but terrible for your breath. This episode looks at the plant beloved by chefs and feared by vampires. Once again we teamed up with the Compound Interest blog to break down the chemistry of garlic, and how to beat the bad breath it causes.
There are four main volatile organic compounds that contribute to garlic breath. None of them are actually present until garlic is crushed or chopped. These compounds also contain sulfur, which can penetrate bacteria cell membranes, making garlic an antibacterial assassin.
How To Of The Day: How To Peel A Head Of Garlic In Less Than 10 Seconds
I see your peeled potatoes and raise you a peeled head of garlic in less than 10 seconds.
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SAVEUR magazine’s Executive Food Editor, Todd Coleman, shows you how to peel garlic in less than ten seconds. (It’s kind of amazing.)