Garlic is an aromatic used in an incredibly wide variety of recipes, as it builds a base of flavor and aroma. When you crush and mince garlic, breaking down the cell walls, a compound called allicin ...

Small bowl of freshly peeled garlic cloves with heads of garlic all around - Esin Deniz/Shutterstock When it comes to infusing dishes with drool-worthy umami flavor, nothing gets the job done like ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Garlic easily falls into my top five most used ingredients in the kitchen, but I rarely do anything with it besides mince it up ...