Garlic

Almost every cuisine on our planet has found an important role for garlic. Europeans mince it raw and add it to salad dressings, or saut?it and use it to flavor their sauces. Asian cooks add it to to their stir-fries; Indian cooks to their curries; Hispanic cooks to meats and vegetables. And Americans have lately taken a fancy to roasting whole bulbs, and then spreading the garlic like a soft cheese on bread or crackers. Garlic's good for you, too. Researchers believe that garlic can bolster the immune system, lower blood pressure and prevent heart disease.

Almost every cuisine on our planet has found an important role for garlic.