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.
Tender chicken, fragrant and delicious sauce – and all this in combination with white rice, seasoned with cilantro and pomegranate… I really liked this dish, I strongly recommend you to cook it!
Eintopf is a dish of German cuisine, it replaces both the first and the second. I offer a thick, bright, fragrant soup with pumpkin and vegetables. This is just a dream for gourmets!
This salad is ideal for cooking fragrant chopped vegetables in season. The combination of meat, fresh and baked vegetables makes the salad quite satisfying: it may well become a light rustic dinner. I advise you to try it!
This Italian soup is prepared quickly and easily. The main thing is to find tortellini in the store, that is, pasta with a filling similar to our dumplings. The soup belongs to vegetarian dishes, so spinach is used in the filling for tortellini, but if you use dairy products (ovo-lacto-vegetarianism), you can use cheese. If you exclude cheese altogether, you will get a lean version of the dish.
Very slightly spicy dressing, but very juicy, garlic-honey, but not every taste separately, but as a single taste. It’s hard to describe in words. We really liked it!
A very interesting tortilla is baked using a conventional grill from the oven. Crispy dough, delicious aromatic filling and a beautiful, original appearance of the cake will not leave anyone indifferent.
I offer you the option of a delicious snack that is prepared in a few minutes. In addition, it has a minimum of calories and a storehouse of useful trace elements and vitamins, so necessary for the body in autumn.
