In Italy, a debate is raging among chefs and diners about eliminating a pungent staple of the Italian diet: garlic. Critics say the bulbous herb stinks and overwhelms more delicate flavors. Garlic ...

There are two types: Softneck, which has a flexible stem and keeps well for a long time; the long stems are good for braiding. The other type is hardneck, which has a stiff central stem and doesn’t ...

Homegrown garlic is such a luxury for cooks who love fresh ingredients. If you’ve ever wondered how to grow garlic, you’ll be pleased to know it’s one of the easiest crops to master. Just plant a few ...

ROME — Look around the kitchen of Filippo La Mantia's hip restaurant in downtown Rome and you'll see oranges, fresh basil, olive oil. But no garlic. "I will never use garlic!" declares the Sicilian ...

Love it or hate it, garlic is here to stay. More than 7,000 years old, this perfectly pungent relative of the onion, scallion, leek and chive is indispensable in the culinary world. Here’s how three ...

In early summer, when Hollywood turns to escapism, gardeners and cooks turn to plain old scape-ism. Garlic scapes are those curlicued green stems that shoot up from garlic plants in mid-to-late June.

Green garlic, in background, resembles leeks or young onions. The spring veggie enhances the flavors of this potato chowder. CARLOS CHAVEZ Los Angeles Times Stacked in big piles at the farmers market, ...

Fall is bulb planting time in Alaska. Mercifully, it is not quite autumn yet. Still, it will come soon, and we gardeners need to be thinking about it so we are ready. Specifically, it is time to start ...