What garlic looks like:

1. Garlic is mainly divided into two types: garlic and small garlic, and their underground roots can be divided into purple and white according to their different colors. kind. 2. In addition, the underground roots of garlic are composed of garlic cloves grouped together. Generally, garlic cloves have four, six, or eight cloves.

Garlic is an annual or biennial herb with a spicy taste. It was called gourd in ancient times, also known as gourd garlic. Its bulbs, garlic sprouts and young plants are used for food. Garlic is divided into two types: garlic and small garlic. Small garlic is native to China, with smaller garlic cloves. Garlic is native to southern Europe and Central Asia. It was first cultivated in ancient Egypt, ancient Rome, ancient Greece and other Mediterranean countries. In the Han Dynasty, Zhang Qian introduced it from the Western Regions to the Guanzhong area of ??Shaanxi Province in China, and later spread throughout the country. Nationwide. China is one of the countries with the largest garlic cultivation area and output in the world.

There are many ways to classify the types of garlic. Generally, according to the skin color of the bulb, it can be divided into: white-skinned garlic and purple-skinned garlic; according to the size of the garlic cloves, it is divided into: large cloves and small cloves; according to whether Bolting can also be divided into: seeds with bolts and seeds without bolts; according to different planting methods, it can be divided into: green garlic (garlic seedlings) and yellow garlic. Varieties used in cooking applications include: Hebei Yongnian garlic, Henan Luodu golden garlic, Shanghai Jiading garlic, Jiangsu Taicang white garlic, Jiangxi Longnan garlic, Shanggao garlic, Guangdong Jinshan fire garlic, Sichuan unique garlic, Xinjiang Changji garlic, Shandong Cangshan garlic wait. "China Industrial Chronicle" records: "Garlic is almost inedible, and cooking it with meat that has a fishy smell can remove the fishy smell."