Garlic contains many useful substances and is a fairly high-calorie product. On the one hand, it is not worth worrying about excess weight at all, because because of the sharpness this vegetable is usually consumed in small quantities. On the other hand, it is considered a strong appetite booster.
Thanks to its piquant taste and characteristic smell, garlic has become popular with chefs from many countries of the world. In Italian cuisine, for example, cooking almost any dish begins with dripping a little olive oil into a frying pan, putting a few cloves of garlic on it, frying them for a short time so that they give off flavor, and then adding the main ingredients. Interestingly, in addition to the heads themselves, when preparing various dishes, it is quite possible to use the leaves and arrows of the plant.
It is impossible to ignore the fashionable culinary trend of recent years – black garlic. To the surprise of many, it turns out that this is not a special variety at all, but just an unusual way of cooking. Garlic heads are exposed to elevated temperatures for a long time (2-3 weeks) (about 40 ° C). As a result, after a series of chemical reactions, garlic bulbs begin to darken and turn black. At the same time, they have a sweet taste, and they lose their characteristic garlic smell, while retaining almost all the properties of a fresh vegetable. Note to lovers of exotic dishes: in the town of Gilroy (USA) they sell garlic jam. This, of course, is not a dessert, but rather a sweet-spicy sauce that goes well with meat. Here you can also find an unusual garlic ice cream. They also sell baked garlic in Gilroy. When exposed to high temperature, the vegetable loses its sharpness and becomes very soft. Here it is served with meat or simply spread on bread.
As for the combination with other products, garlic is advised to combine with whole grain cereals (oatmeal, buckwheat, wheat, etc.), which contain a lot of zinc and iron. Garlic contributes to the better assimilation of these elements. Also, this vegetable is harmoniously combined with parsley, cilantro, black pepper and watercress.
Finally, a few words about the unloved garlic smell, which is so difficult to get rid of after eating. As mentioned earlier, just “chewing” this flavor with gum will not work, because it leaves the body not only with breathing, but also with other secretions. However, scientists still came to the conclusion that animal fats can help to drive away the intrusive smell from the body faster. For example, you can eat garlic with cheese or drink milk. Lemon, apple and mint leaves can also help. In addition, garlic loses its smell during heat treatment.
Crab salad with garlic, eggs and melted cheese. A great variation on the theme of crab sticks. The snack is prepared almost without vegetables, of which only garlic is used. For this reason, the sticks in it sound a little different. More gently and calmly.
Meatballs are a universal work of culinary art. The history of their origin is interpreted in different ways, and it is attributed to both Persia (Iran) and Ancient Rome. I suspect that the idea of chopping meat with spices, and sometimes cereals (kufta, meatballs – the same meatballs, only larger) was in the air on different continents. There, on the other, and settled.
I offer you a “Salad with lightly salted salmon and olives”. The combination of salmon and olives with vegetables is a very suitable addition to a salad. They have a fantastic, delicate taste and freshness. The salad turns out to be light, bright and very tasty. It is suitable both on a holiday and on a normal day!
Minced meat nests with mushrooms and cheese are a very tasty, appetizing and satisfying dish. It will decorate both a festive and everyday lunch or dinner.
A very tasty, spicy, spicy and healthy salad of raw beetroot. Of course, as a result of some manipulations, the beetroot becomes not quite raw. The taste of this salad is very different from the taste of boiled beet salad.
Quick “Almost cream soup” with cheddar and broccoli. I continue to express my love and passion for thick white soups!Its peculiarity is that it “looks” like a cream soup in which pieces of broccoli float, and the mouth rejoices at each caught piece, gently crunching on the teeth. The consistency of the soup is thick, creamy and even stringy. It is very well suited for those who adhere to a low-carb diet.
Pies from this dough always turn out airy, ruddy. The filling turns out to be incredibly fragrant, with a subtle taste of garlic, dill and juicy. The juiciness is given by mushrooms with fried onions. A quick breakfast with such pies is served on weekends.