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Think you already know everything there is to know about garlic? Let this convince you that there are still more curiosities to learn.
The taste of garlic belongs in many dishes. Therefore, the spice and medicinal plant is indispensable in the kitchen. If you want to know more about garlic, we have compiled the 11 most curious facts about garlic for you here.
1. The garlic family is enormous: there are around 300 different varieties of garlic worldwide!
2. A single clove of garlic has only 4 calories. However, we cannot recommend eating garlic exclusively as part of a diet.
3. Which country do you think grows the most garlic per year? The answer is China. The Middle Kingdom is at the forefront of international garlic cultivation and accounts for 66% of the world market.
4. Even the ancient Greeks were real fans of garlic. Instead of an ordinary bridal bouquet, women in those days would walk down the aisle with a bunch of garlic and other herbs.
5. Garlic is extremely he althy! It is said to have a soothing effect on all kinds of diseases. Cardiovascular diseases, colds and flu or skin problems such as acne seem to be positively influenced by the spice plant.
6. Almost a kilo of garlic a year! That's the amount each of us consumes roughly over the course of a month. How many individual toes is that calculated over the whole year?
7. There are probably people who not only don't like garlic, but are also terrified of the herb. These people then suffer from alliumphobia, an excessive fear of garlic. No joke, it really seems to exist.
8. Garlic is one of the longest cultivated plants. Some suggest humans were using garlic as early as 4,000 BC.
9. What are you doing on April 19 next year? Well, if you're a true garlic lover, then you need to party. Because the 19.04. is National Garlic Day, when a garlic-infused dish definitely belongs on the table.
10. The city of Chicago is named after the spicy plant, "Chicagaoua" being the Native American word for wild garlic.
11. How many cloves of garlic can you eat in a minute? If it were more than 34, then you would be the new world record holder in this discipline. The world record is currently held by a Nepalese.
Would you like to grow the popular tuber in the garden? Check out this article for everything you need to know about planting garlic.