When is National Garlic Day?
Wednesday April 19thEvery year on April 19th, National Garlic Day honors a vegetable also known as the stinking rose. For thousands of years, the fragrant and potent root has been seasoning dishes.
This stinking rose is a member of the lily family. This family also includes the delectable onions, leeks, and shallote we use in some of our favorite dishes. Garlic originated in Asia more than 7,000 years ago, so it's no surprise that cuisines around the world incorporate it into their most popular dishes.
Garlic is very versatile, as shown by its numerous medicinal uses... The mighty bulb is used as an herbal remedy for colds and can also reduce blood pressure and cholesterol. The antibiotic properties of garlic have also been demonstrated by modern science.
Garlic reeks from Myth and superstition... The most common one claims that garlic wards off vampires. This same belief appeared to work on witches, werewolves, demons, and other such evils one might cross. We now know garlic grew from satan's left footprint when he left the Garden of Eden, according to Folklore. The bulb was used by Greek midwives to discourage evil spirits from escaping, as well as courage-filled Roman soldiers who ingested the bulb.
We also need to consider our dreams and garlic. Dreams of garlic are no different, and dreaming of garlic is no different. To dream about garlic in the house brings good luck, but there may be undiscovered secrets in the dream, especially in a pesto sauce... Over 300 varieties of garlic grow around the world, with some growing in the United States.
