Garlic is one of those spices - either loved or hated, nothing has changed over the generations
Garlic was once a spice to be kept at a distance. Its smell lingered too long, spoke too loudly, and refused to behave. In parts of Europe it was barred from temples, courts, and polite society, believed to offend gods and unsettle the refined. To eat garlic was to risk being judged — marked by scent as much as by class.
Yet in kitchens, it never disappeared. Garlic stayed close to the fire, passed from hand to hand, trusted by those who cooked for love of food rather than approval, becoming one of the most relied-upon flavours in the world — proof that some ingredients survive not by permission, but by necessity.
Love or Hate Spice Flavours, enjoy all this week, Steve and the Spice Team
Contrary to the weather this month, Spring and Summer will be here soon enough, time to get planting chilli plants for a bumper harvest during our hopefully hot sunny summer