Elephant garlic just makes me laugh!

[AllenK RGV]

I love it when a recipe calls for a clove or two of garlic. Especially after finding Elephant Garlic at my local walmart.

I have a clove that is at least 3 ounces how many does that count for? I would post a photo but I don't see the right lens to do it at the moment. My experience is that this elephant garlic is quite weak but wow what a novelty food.

Has anyone else played around with it?

edit- ok found the lens I wanted so you have photos now!

 

[AllenK RGV]

It just reminds me of the "I just had one glass of wine defense officer(when your wine glass holds an entire bottle)".

 

[AllenK RGV]

To clarify photo number 2 is simply the last 1/3rd of the original one it just still has it's outter skin on. If you hate peeling and processing garlic this is for you. Huge cloves with a skin you can easily remove with your fingers, just don't think you will make it fit into a garlic press that will never happen. Also, it imparts a very weak garlic flavor, but for us it was worth it for the novelty aspects.

 

[MilburnCreek]

View attachment 1241315 View attachment 1241316 I love it when a recipe calls for a clove or two of garlic. Especially after finding Elephant Garlic at my local walmart.

I have a clove that is at least 3 ounces how many does that count for? I would post a photo but I don't see the right lens to do it at the moment. My experience is that this elephant garlic is quite weak but wow what a novelty food.

Has anyone else played around with it?

edit- ok found the lens I wanted so you have photos now!

I hate to be the one to tell you this...but Elephant Garlic is not garlic, and should not really be used as a garlic substitute in a recipe. It is properly an onion...which is why you found the flavor to be so weak...there IS no garlic flavor!

 

[MrsMistyReal]

Ok I'm confused, if it's not garlic why do they call it that? Not trying to be rude but inquiring minds want to know

 

[AllenK RGV]

It was garlic enough had huge toes and looked/smelled right, it just was a weak non biting garlic.

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My wife misses it now that it is gone, she says peeling garlic had never been easier!

 

[MilburnCreek]

Ok I'm confused, if it's not garlic why do they call it that? Not trying to be rude but inquiring minds want to know

I have no idea. Why do the French call potatoes "Pommes de terre?" ("Ground Apples")

Anyway, here's a brief wiki article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elephant_garlic

"Elephant garlic (Allium ampeloprasum var. ampeloprasum) is a perennial plant belonging to the onion genus. It is not a true garlic, but actually a variant of the garden leek. It has a tall, solid, flowering stalk and broad, flat leaves much like those of the leek, but forms a bulb consisting of very large, garlic-like cloves. The flavor of these, while not exactly like garlic, is much more similar to garlic than to leeks. The flavor is milder than garlic, and much more palatable to some people than garlic when used raw as in salads. It is sometimes confused with solo garlic."

 

[Egghead_Jr]

It's alright; probably best used sliced thin in stir fry type dish. You've got to use a lot of it. No cost savings for sure if attempting to substitute as garlic. You'd need three to five times as much and it's not full garlic flavor.

Try crushing garlic cloves with a knife. Wide blade sideways, bang on it with bottom of fist. Some do it with skin on then remove the skin. I peel first. Much easier than garlic press. Crushes the garlic then quick chops with knife, scrape up with same knife and into the pan. You'll never use a press again once you get the knack of this method.

 

[MrsMistyReal]

I have no idea. Why do the French call potatoes "Pommes de terre?" ("Ground Apples")

Anyway, here's a brief wiki article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elephant_garlic

"Elephant garlic (Allium ampeloprasum var. ampeloprasum) is a perennial plant belonging to the onion genus. It is not a true garlic, but actually a variant of the garden leek. It has a tall, solid, flowering stalk and broad, flat leaves much like those of the leek, but forms a bulb consisting of very large, garlic-like cloves. The flavor of these, while not exactly like garlic, is much more similar to garlic than to leeks. The flavor is milder than garlic, and much more palatable to some people than garlic when used raw as in salads. It is sometimes confused with solo garlic."

Thank you for sharing, kinda like a hot dog but not a dog. Cool thank you again.