Along with onion, garlic was fed to thousands of tired and famished workers engaged in the gruelling task of building the great pyramid of Cheops. Garlic is a hardy bulbous annual, with narrow flat leaves a pungent and acid flavour and acknowledged medicinal value. Garlic is used in vegetable, meat and poultry dishes, especially in casserole,stew and marinade.
Garlic oil finds use in ready made spice - mixes, pharmaceuticals and disinfectants.
Garlic is cultivated in most parts of India. Besides garlic powder and dehydrated flakes, India also exports oil and oleoresin with all constituents intact but without its pungent odour. User support of VU is appreciated.