My father was from Missouri. Sheep-farming didn’t really catch on there until the 1980s. Neither of my parents knew garlic from a hole in the head when I was growing up.
No Garlic!!! YIKES!!!
I use it in pretty much everything since I started cooking in high school. If I have to smell like my grandparents it’s worth it.!!!!!
Your post made me research the history of garlic. Stories are inconsistent but the most common thread seems to be although it appears to have started in central Asia, the ancient Egyptians worshiped it. Moved to Greece and Italy, then maybe via the spice route went east. Moved to eastern Europe cuz of the Russian influence they had. Looks like western Europe just used it a medicinal herb.
Half my family eastern Europe, other half western. The eastern were way better cooks. LOL!
You western?