List of garlic dishes

This is a list of garlic dishes, comprising dishes and foods that use garlic as a main ingredient. Garlic is a species in the onion genus, Allium. Its close relatives include the onion, shallot, leek, chive,^[1] and Chinese onion.^[2] Garlic is native to Central Asia and northeastern Iran, has a history of several thousand years of human consumption and use, and has long been used as a seasoning worldwide.^[3][1] It was known to Ancient Egyptians, and has been used both as a food flavoring and as a traditional medicine.^[4]

Green garlic soup

Agliata sauce (right) with fried cauliflower

Garlic bread

Garlic ice cream

Garlic dishes

• Agliata – a savory and pungent garlic sauce and condiment in Italian cuisine used to flavor and accompany broiled or boiled meats, fish and vegetables.^[5][6][7]
• Aioli – a Mediterranean sauce made of garlic and olive oil; in some regions other emulsifiers such as eggs are used.
• Bagna càuda – a dish from Piedmont, Italy, made of garlic, anchovies, olive oil and butter, it is served and consumed in a manner similar to fondue.
• Black garlic – garlic aged in a heated, moist, controlled environment over time so the sugars caramelize and the cloves turn black.
• Česnečka – a garlic soup in Czech cuisine and Slovak cuisine consisting of a thin broth, a significant amount of garlic, sliced potatoes and spices such as caraway, marjoram and cumin.^{[8][9][10][11]}
• Garlic bread
• Garlic butter
• Garlic chutney – prepared using fresh garlic, dry or fresh coconut, groundnuts and green or red chili peppers, additional ingredients are also sometimes used.^{[12][13][14][15]}
• Garlic fingers – an Atlantic Canadian dish similar in shape and size to a pizza and made with the same type of dough, instead of being cut in triangular slices, they are presented in thin strips, or "fingers".^[16]
• Garlic ice cream – has been a dish at many garlic festivals
• Garlic Noodles – a noodle dish that originated in San Francisco, California
• Garlic oil
• Garlic rice – a Filipino fried rice dish made from stir-frying garlic and stale leftover cooked rice, and seasoned with salt.
• Garlic sauce – typically a pungent sauce, with the depth of garlic flavor determined by the amount of garlic used
• Garlic sausage – prepared using garlic and pork or beef/veal, or a combination of pork and beef.^[17][18]
• Garlic soup – many versions exist worldwide
• Ginger garlic masala – a crushed mixture of raw ginger and garlic cloves
• Garlic vinegar^[19][20]
• Honey garlic sauce
• Laba garlic – a vinegar-preserved garlic with a refined green coloration and a sour and slightly spicy flavor, its name derives from typically being prepared on December 8 of the lunar calendar (lunar month December the eighth, the Laba Festival, a traditional Chinese holiday).
• Mujdei – a spicy Romanian sauce made from garlic cloves crushed and ground into a paste, salted and mixed energetically with water and vegetable oil.
• Persillade – a sauce or seasoning mixture of parsley chopped together with seasonings including garlic, herbs, oil, and vinegar.^[21]
• Pistou – a Provençal cold sauce made from cloves of garlic, fresh basil, and olive oil. It is somewhat similar to the Ligurian sauce pesto, although it lacks pine nuts.
• Skordalia – a thick puree in Greek cuisine made by combining crushed garlic with a bulky base, such as a purée of potatoes, walnuts, almonds or liquid-soaked stale bread, and then beating the mixture in olive oil to make a smooth emulsion. Vinegar is often added.
• Smoked garlic^[22][23]
• Toum – a garlic sauce common to the Levant, it is similar to Provençal aioli, and contains garlic, salt, olive oil or vegetable oil, and lemon juice. It is traditionally crushed together using a wooden mortar and pestle.
• Vanillerostbraten – an Austrian beef cutlet dish prepared with garlic, salt, pepper, butter, onions, and brown bouillon and normally served with fried potatoes

Gallery

• Garlic dishes and foods
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  Bagna càuda
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  Česnečka at a restaurant in Hrádek nad Nisou, Czech Republic
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  A garlic chutney in South India
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  Garlic fingers
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  Homemade garlic sausage
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  Laba garlic
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  Mujdei
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  Pistou
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  Smoked garlic

See also

• Food portal
• Lists portal

• List of onion dishes
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