Garlic is the cluster of small bulbs that grow at the base of a plant ,Allium sativum, after the first season of growth .
Each segment or bulblet is called a clove and the whole cluster is called a 'head'of garlic.
Each clove gives rise to a new head after one season .
The clove consists of a white pungent peppery flesh in a tough skin.
This is easily removed by squashing the clove .When raw , the smell and tasteare very strong and a sliced clove run around a bowl will flavour anything contained in it .
When cooked it loses most of its pungency .
Garlic is widely used in cookery throughout the world , and has been considered as an aid to good health since antiquity and is now thought to have anti cancer properties .
There is rarely a dish I do not use garlic in .
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