garlic

[moribundman]

The smell of garlic is to me one the most offensive smells. Even the faintest hint of garlic on a person's breath get's me practically gagging. Ironically, I don't mind food that contains small amounts of garlic, for example salalmi. If food stinks like garlic, then I do mind. Is anybody else overly sensitive to smell of garlic?


PS: No, I don't dress in black robes, I don't hang out around the blood bank at night, and no, I don't have especially long canine teeth.

 

[buster]

I love it on food. One of the best smells IMO on food. Lot of Italian food in this region of the country though so I grew up with it. It's also good for you. But your right, the after taste and smell can be nasty. What do you Northern Californians eat, Tofu Pizza?

[ February 10, 2005, 11:09 PM: Message edited by: buster ]

 

[Pablo]

IMHO - Pretty much any culture that I consider to have good food uses garlic. China, Italian, Korean, French, Vietnamese, Thai, Indian.....maybe the only exception is Japan.

I love the smell...that and red peppers roasting or pig flesh cooking....

As for garlic on the breath, I usually avoid fat sweaty guys that enjoy garlic and anchovy pizza.

If a girl is cute, burping and spitting are allowed.

 

[moribundman]

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Northern Californians eat, Tofu Pizza?

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I just live here. I do eat tofu, but not on my pizza.

As I stated, I am overly sensitive to the smell of garlic, I don't mind its taste as long as it doesn't smell or taste overly strong. My aversion to the smell of garlic is so strong that I have to get off the bus or out of a movie theater on occasion.


PS: By the way, Northern California starts in Marin County, North of the Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco is still Central California.

 

[Drew99GT]

I love garlic. I use it on everything (except cereal), like Emril!

 

[mormit]

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Originally posted by Pablo:
IMHO - Pretty much any culture that I consider to have good food uses garlic. China, Italian, Korean, French, Vietnamese, Thai, Indian.....maybe the only exception is Japan.

I love the smell...that and red peppers roasting or pig flesh cooking....

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I was right with you till the smell of pork. That smells too much like swetty fat man BO for me. Of course, it could be driving past the pig farms here in Missouri that have ruined pork for me.

 

[Bob Woods]

Gilroy California and its Garlic festival is world famous. Driving thru the country during harvest is appetite enriching. Garlic Ice Cream is a little too far for me, but a touch of it on just about anything else is OK.

 

[sprintman]

Theres Pork and then theres organic pork. The difference is amazing. Only the difference between chicken and organic chicken comes close IMO. Still, give me seafood anytime

 

[sprintman]

Garlic ice cream?

 

[MarkC]

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Originally posted by moribundman:

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Northern Californians eat, Tofu Pizza?

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I just live here. I do eat tofu, but not on my pizza.

As I stated, I am overly sensitive to the smell of garlic, I don't mind its taste as long as it doesn't smell or taste overly strong. My aversion to the smell of garlic is so strong that I have to get off the bus or out of a movie theater on occasion.


PS: By the way, Northern California starts in Marin County, North of the Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco is still Central California.

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Well-prepared tofu= Yes.
Not-so well prepared tifu= vomit.
There's a reataurant in Kyoto that serves nothing but tofu dishes, and they know plenty of ways to fix it.

Worse than garlic to me is whatever it is the lady across the hall cooks 24/7. She's Romanian and it smells like dead pigs and rotted onions all day.

I know a joke about the bridge that connects San Fran. to Oakland, but I won't tell it, becaue it would offend at least two groups of people.

 

[GROUCHO MARX]

My wife's cousin, who's a terrific guy (gave his dad a kidney), chews garlic all the time. I don't get too close.

 

[TallPaul]

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Originally posted by moribundman:
Is anybody else overly sensitive to smell of garlic?

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My wife! Which severely limits my culinary excursions.

Many years ago and before I met my wife I had an interesting dish at a little Italian restaurant. It was pasta in a garlic/olive oil sauce. There were many big chunks of garlic in that dish. It was absolutely delicious, but I am sure I stank to high heaven that night and into the next day.

Ok, wasn't going to post this next part. Pretty nasty, but maybe it will help someone avoid the same mistake. Put garlic in my scrambled eggs one morning, which happened to be the morning of a physical for a new job. Later got a copy of the examination sheet for that physical. I did fine, but across the comments section in large upper case lettering and underscored were the words, "EXTREME HALITOSIS!"

[ February 11, 2005, 12:52 AM: Message edited by: TallPaul ]

 

[moribundman]

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My wife! Which severely limits my culinary excursions.

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I wish. My girlfriend can tell, or so she caims, if the food she eats contains garlic. Maybe it's just a devious trick of hers...

Anyway, I'm sensitive to other particular smells, none of which is as bad a sgarlic, but worse than skunk (which smells like iHop coffee tastes):

- the butcher shop: I love eating meat, but I can't stand the smell of some raw meat

- b.o. reminds me of boiled onions

- boiled onions

- the smell of cooked lamb, sheep, goat

- diesel exhaust

- uncured polyester resin

 

[TallPaul]

frying liver!

Wife did that once and I told her she could do it all she wants--at her mother's house!

 

[tweeker43]

to quote the late great frank zappa,

"... with a garlic aroma, that would level tacoma"

(there's better lines in that song)

i love the smell of garlic. you could throw a clove into about anything and it's good for me.

i like to boil my brats in beer (before grilling) and i always throw in some garlic.

 

[tom slick]

I like garlic and it's arouma. it is a strong smell though.

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PS: By the way, Northern California starts in Marin County, North of the Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco is still Central California.

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thanks for stating that. most folks don't know that california is 3 distinct areas that are different in many ways from each other.
southern-mexican border to ventura county
central-santa barbra county to the golden gate
nothern-marin county to the oregon border

 

[Audi Junkie]

Sauted spinich with fresh garlic is amazing. I did get sick fom diesel exhaust in San Jose', Costa Rica. Now I just dislike it mildly. Cooked meat without spices is not too great. History Channel had a show on butching technology, scary.

 

[Shannow]

growing garlic amongst your strawberries helps keep the munching things away.

Shannow's garlic BBQ prawns.
1 1/2 lb shelled prawns.
1/8 lb butter
1/4 cup olive oil
1 garlic (a whole garlic, shelled and chopped finely)
4 shallots chopped finely
1 tbsp cajun spices
2 tbsp sweet paprika
1 cup white wine/beer/whatever.
Parmesan cheese.

Melt the butter in the olive oil, and cook the garlic and shallots so they have softened.

add the spices, and stir for a few minutes

When it's back up to heat, stir in the prawns, and stir 3 or 4 minutes until they are cooked.

Add the wine/beer, and bring back to boil.

(optional) throw some parmesan over the lot and place under the grill.

Serve with crusty french stick chopped into 3/4" thick slices. Soak

The recipe works well with chicken, but is awesome with prawns.


Another garlic use is the roast a whole garlic with your roast lamb. when the lamb is cooked, cut the top off the garlic and squeeze the paste into the gravy.

 

[moribundman]

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Sauted spinich with fresh garlic is amazing.

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You may want to keep this from Ashlee.

 

[loudist]

There is a resturant in Los Angeles called "The Stinking Rose".
Its cuisine is dedicated to the wonders of garlic.
They have a raw garlic relish on the table that is killer.
I smelled like raw garlic (oozing out of my pores) for 2 days after that experience...