Superfoods - Garlic

[Sound] the green field that you see behind my back is  a field of garlic is what we are going to talk about

   in today's program garlic is one of the great kings of the kitchen  kings of the kitchen for its flavor and its intense aroma

[Sound] is a crop that appeared approximately  7000 years ago and it is believed to have originated in Asia   gradually spread throughout the Mediterranean basin to the  the Mediterranean basin until it spread throughout the   garlic, the taste of which we already know that it has lovers and detractors  has lovers and detractors is of the garlic family

   of the onions and leeks and shares with them these  with them these details as well as   many properties, the human being is the only animal that consumes garlic  animal that consumes garlic when you put a garlic on the   a cat's or a dog's snout it will probably reject it  it will probably reject it and this ability to cause rejection   also moves to insects and to bacteria

  bacteria we will go deeper little by little   in the properties that it has since in addition to  use in the kitchen it also has properties   medicinal although as a culinary touch we can mention the canned garlic which is another form of   find it in the market they sell it all year round we can buy it  year we can buy it in summer in winter   but in fact it's a summer vegetable  summer is harvested in summer and this is that   we have here behind us a very kind man that we  we've met in the orchard that normally   are harvested in January, that is to say that there must be two sowing seasons  two sowing seasons but the natural one is summer

[Sound] I'm going to tell you some more garlic tidbits  a super interesting story with this   bad breath from the odors it leaves behind, garlic is usually  garlic is often associated with vampires not that

   we know everything it was used as an amulet  putting it around and even eating it   Theoretically so that the smell of the blood  would be disguised by the strong aroma of garlic

   but recent scientific studies point out  that this is a really worthy curiosity   to mention that vampirism could be  the disease of rabies because it shares   many symptoms such as photosensitivity  rejection to water and a high sexual appetite

   and also the rejection to very intense smells and flavors  very intense, so if a person is very sensitive to   that has rabies if we give him garlic to eat, he is going to  it is going to reject it with a lot of forcefulness as well as   the vampires curious here I leave you this data we are going  to the orchard with me and take a closer look at it [Sound] we have taken out this garlic for you to see it well  it's still very young and it almost looks more like a   chives because it has not yet the bulb  it doesn't have the cloves but if we smell it it is   it's impossible to confuse it with anything else because it smells  intensely to garlic how long does a fresh garlic last in   the table well one month two months at most before it starts to dry out or if you live in a humid climate   start to take out little green bits and lose their properties and also the aroma and flavor and   then how is it that we have garlic all year round  if in fact it's a vegetable that is harvested   in the summer the magic of the cold, like many other products  products are stored in chambers it's not frozen it is   at 4 or 5 degrees and that allows us to enjoy this culinary wonder throughout  this culinary wonder all year round

[Sound] did you know that in the old recia they used to veto the entrance  people who had eaten garlic in some   temples were the consequences of bad breath  did you know that the curative properties of garlic were   made that during the Byzantine empire, nothing medium was  nothing more average continued to be used in   pharmacopoeia to treat ulcers, ear pain and to neutralize  and neutralize some poisons during the Byzantine   the 7th century, the Benedictine school of Salerno included it among the most  included it among the most respected medicines   thus initiating one of the golden ages of the use of this vegetable

  use of this vegetable, its role was the   prevention of certain diseases such as the plague  plague did you know that garlic is the king of myths?   culinary myths due to its powerful aroma for reasons  reasons that are not clearly explained garlic has been   been associated with magical properties for centuries  centuries such as warding off the evil eye repel   vampires and all sorts of witchcraft  in cultures such as the Roman or the Egyptian [Sound] contains a potent combination of  amino acids vitamin b6 and minerals   such as potassium, calcium and phosphorus it contains allicin  allicin the component that gives it the properties   antibiotic prevents diseases of the circulatory system  circulatory system helps to eliminate liquids is a   great bactericide for the respiratory tract  as it calms coughs helps infections   it is an anticarcinogenic food and is a great disinfectant  and it is a great disinfectant for the skin

   [Sound] garlic is used throughout the mediterranean cuisine  in many dishes for flavoring and for giving   this characteristic flavor from lentils  to stews with meat, cheeses with fish, but from   what it's all about is to take it raw to absorb all those properties  all those properties that we've already been knowing   some people take it as if it were a pill of antibiotic in the morning  antibiotic pill in the morning directly peeled garlic   and water that way you would avoid the issue of bad breath and itching  bad breath and also the itchiness but be careful if you are   sensitive stomach better avoid this experiment if you're not then hey because I don't recommend that you   eat something afterwards to digest it more quickly I could maybe repeat a little bit your test does the   experiment what it's all about as I said is to take it  is to take it raw and we can also do it in   smoothies or juices a very well known example is the  gazpacho the gazpacho has raw garlic in it but it's a   I'm going to give you another interesting recipe  that I'm sure you'll like garlic peeled garlic we cut it the size of the clove ufs depends on how you like your garlic  you like garlic if you like it strong or softer   peeled carrot, we cut it quickly if you have a blender  if you have a blender it could be an option   the problem with the blender is that you get rid of the fiber  the fiber of the carrot and of the fruit and of the   vegetables in general, I personally am more  more in favor of making green smoothies   [Sound] we put inside a beet or half a beet if it's for one person with half a beet it's okay

[Sound] we cut [Sound] plus it's going to give a fabulous color to the juice

[Sound] inside and lastly squeezed lemon juice [Sound] so that it's not too acidic  you could add a little bit of water [Sound] and that's it [Sound] mixer 1 2 [Sound] when you make juices with vegetables in the blender  you'll have to leave it longer because the fiber   of the carrot from the beet is quite a bit  harder and it needs a little bit more leeway and   here's this sort of hyper super porridge  which is an atomic bomb of antioxidants

[Sound] don't forget that the purpose of taking  raw garlic of drinking a juice like this is   improve your health there is a very old saying that let your medicine be your food and that food be thy medicine precisely that  medicinal use changes so much your way of   everything you eat everything you ingest becomes  the skin the blood the tissues and the energy   of your body so if you take care of it  you're really going to notice the difference health [Sound] spectacular  [Sound] another way to eat garlic is in  canned which is neither raw nor cooked

  I'm going to give you a recipe that is also delicious  this jar of garlic that you see here takes two   weeks macerating in apple cider vinegar  it is important that it is apple vinegar and organic   other vinegars may give a too intense flavor after two weeks  intense once two weeks have passed   you just peel them and put them in a cool place and leave them  in a cool place you go to open the jar [Sound] if you fill it to the top you could  use half of the vinegar   to have a wonderful garlic vinegar  which has also absorbed a lot of   properties the rest we are going to  put it in a little cauldron pot gualá [Sound] not to fall [Sound] [sound] [Sound] and you leave the garlic on the side with honey organic honey   you are going to pour practically the same amount of vinegar  amount of vinegar than honey [Sound] and we're going to warm it up for just a few  minutes because we don't want it to   just cook it, we just want it to mix well so that it doesn't  well so that it doesn't lose its properties [Sound] we turn around don't cook it at high  high temperature so it doesn't boil [Sound] it's mixing to be diluted [Sound] once we have this liquid  with the garlic again we're going to   let it rest for two weeks plus a whole month  whole but it's worth it because   the garlic will last you for a year and you can eat it whenever you want  a year you can eat them whenever you want   what you get with canned garlic is to soften  the flavor the spicy touch who doesn't like it   it even takes a little bit of sweetness changes  and we almost have the mixture [Sound] voila [Sound] we put it back inside  of our jar with garlic [Sound] all the way up [Sound] we close again [Sound] and here's your wonderful homemade garlic preserve [Sound] we can also use raw garlic in sauces, one of the most  sauces one of the most common ones is in the   haloli for example there we have the raw garlic  with a pretty intense flavor but today I'm going to   to propose another recipe it's a Greek recipe  we continue with the Mediterranean accent of garlic   called tsatsiki to many it will sound like to others  not what are the ingredients Greek yogurt   natural preferably if we have a normal yogurt  normal yogurt, cucumber sprigs would also be good

   of mint half a lemon virgin olive oil and salt

  virgin olive oil and salt that we do with it the sprigs   we cut them so that we have more or less about 2 tablespoons of chopped mint cucumber already it   I have here peeled half a cucumber and we grate it

  it immediately releases a lot of juice [Sound] and then we're going to mix it with each of the ingredients

  each of the ingredients the base is the yogurt

[Sound] almost got it [Sound] how to start tzatziki as it is an appetizer  especially an appetizer you can eat it with   bread could go with croquettes because it's not so good that you can  it's so good that you can eat it in spoonfuls

   we already have the cucumber I'm careful not to cut yourself [Sound] and we put them in the container [Sound] we add the yogurt [Sound] with a small yogurt is enough [Sound] we put the plate away [Sound] the star ingredient is the raw garlic and we chop it up  and we chop it tiny tiny tiny tiny tiny [Sound] we could grate it but being so small  being so small we run the   risk of cutting ourselves so it's better to chop [Sound] if you like things with a little garlic in them  put even two cloves if not with   one is more than enough to give a spicy aromatic  spicy aromatic touch to a super fresh sauce   and we chop chiquitos chiquitos chiquitos chiquitos as small as you can

[Sound] add [Sound] and last but not least  to give it the little touches of flavor [Sound] with olive oil we pour a  squirt if the jet to measure   you can take a big spoonful and add a little bit of olive oil [Sound] finally half a lemon squeezed [Sound] the lemon gives it an impressive touch [Sound] and a small spoonful of salt  salt as always is one thing that   it goes to taste this is the reference that  you like some on the side then add more [Sound] and stir the mixture little by little [Sound] to finally put the peppermint we set a little bit to decorate well we have the twig   whole it's going to look so much cuter  cuter mmm a spectacular mint smell [Sound] and we have the tzatziki which  it's a little bit sour sour sauce osea [Sound] try to see how it is [Sound] mmmm [Sound] and how you can eat it in every bun just here is the sauce [Sound] we reviewed the recipes that we have with fresh garlic  fresh we made a juice with beet with   carrot with lemon we made a super original way of eating  original way of eating garlic and a very very original sauce

   I hope this way you will be encouraged to put raw garlic  raw garlic in your diet that we have a very original way to   I hope this way you'll get some raw garlic in your diet  someone who loves garlic too and you're all happy

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