Garlic can be pickled on other dates, but the garlic pickled on the eighth day of the twelfth lunar month is called Laba garlic, and pickled on other dates is not called Laba garlic. Laba garlic is named because it is pickled on the eighth day of the twelfth lunar month.

Pickled Laba garlic is a traditional snack mainly popular in northern China, especially in North China, and it is a food custom of Laba Festival. Make garlic on the eighth day of the twelfth lunar month. In fact, the materials are very simple, namely vinegar and garlic cloves.

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Nutritional value of laba garlic;

1, sweet and sour, fragrant with garlic but not spicy, has the functions of relieving boredom, removing fishy smell and helping digestion.

2. It can also induce the activity of liver cell detoxification enzyme, and can block the synthesis of nitrosamine carcinogens, thus preventing the occurrence of cancer.

3. The antioxidant activity of Laba garlic is better than that of ginseng, and regular eating can delay aging.

4, frequent contact with lead or people who have a tendency to lead poisoning can effectively prevent lead poisoning.

5. In addition, Laba garlic also contains a capsaicin called propylene sulfide, and its bactericidal ability can reach110 of penicillin, which has a good killing effect on pathogenic bacteria and parasites.

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