Great round-headed garlic, Giant garlic

Where does Great round-headed garlic grow?

Found in: Africa, Albania, Algeria, Argentina, Armenia, Asia, Australia, Azerbaijan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Britain, Bulgaria, Caucasus, Chile, China, Croatia, Cyprus, East Africa, Egypt, Europe, France, Georgia, Greece, India, Indochina, Indonesia, Iraq, Iran, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Mediterranean, Mexico, Morocco, Myanmar, North Africa, North America, Palestine, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Saudi Arabia, SE Asia, Sicily, Sinai, Slovenia, South America, Spain, Syria, Tanzania, Tasmania, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States, West Africa, Yugoslavia

Notes: Probably the wild ancestor of salad leek and common leek. There are about 300-700 Allium species. Most species of Allium are edible (Flora of China). All alliums are edible but they may not all be worth eating!They have also been put in the family Alliaceae.

Status: It is a commercially cultivated vegetable.

Growing Great round-headed garlic, Giant garlic

Cultivation: Plants can be grown from seed or by division of clumps or from bulbils.

Edible Uses: The bulbs are eaten raw or cooked. The leaves are eaten raw or cooked. The leaves are used for sarma in Turkey. They are rolled around a filling of rice or minced meat. They are also used in cheese making. The flowers are used raw or to flavour cooked foods. The seeds are milled and added to foods. The small bulbs or bulbils can be used for flavouring or pickles.

Nutrition Info

Great round-headed garlic, Giant garlic Photos

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