Garlic


Garlic Allium sativum is the species of bulbous flowering plant in the genus Allium. Itsrelatives put the onion, shallot, leek, chive, Welsh onion as alive as Chinese onion. it is native to Central Asia & northeastern Iran together with has long been used as a seasoning worldwide, with a history of several thousand years of human consumption and use. It was known to ancient Egyptians and has been used as both a food flavoring and a traditional medicine. China produces 76% of the world's provide of garlic.

Etymology


The word garlic derives from Old English, garlēac, meaning gar spear and leek, as a 'spear-shaped leek'.