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.
Another interesting, slightly exotic recipe. This time we will try Vietnamese cuisine. You can serve the soup hot. I liked the cold version, refreshing, with a slight sourness and a subtle fruity note – a great alternative to our okroshka on hot days.
This is a Swiss paella recipe that I cook all the time. paella is one of our family’s favorite dishes. I cook every second or third weekend, and I’m never bored! It is also very suitable for a festive table if one or two couples are invited.
A very tasty and easy-to-prepare salad from available products with a spicy note. It would seem to be a simple, but very harmonious and interesting salad.
A La Nage is a French soup, a kind of the famous fish soup-bouillabaisse. Popular in the southern regions of France, made from fish and/or seafood with the addition of anise paste, but also suitable for any good vodka, which will gently emphasize the taste of added seafood! Excellent, warming and fragrant soup!
Tofu dishes are very popular in our Chinese cuisine in the Far East. Last week we all had dinner at a Chinese cafe, among others there was this dish. Of course, the exact recipe is unknown to me, but knowing the basics of Chinese cuisine, I dare to offer it to you in this version.
Tomato soup with rice, green beans, assorted white fish and seafood is a hearty, fragrant and tasteful dish. The thick, rich soup is sure to appeal to seafood lovers.
Some lovers of vegetable delicacies have perfected traditional recipes and learned how to cook salads with tomatoes and mushrooms. The salad turns out juicy, fragrant, delicious.
