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[Jandajoy]

At Christmas in the UK there was big thing about Chinese garlick be less than good.

My sister in law thought it was terribly important.

[Lickey]

Plus, on 2008-03-05 11:41:10, said:

I think in city markets you can't tell whether garlic is local or Chinese. They buy it from big distributors, not grow themselves.

Any one knows how to spot local garlic?

Plus, I dont think there is a way to tell the diference when buying garlic, only in the after effects perhaps after cooking, eg, if my mrs has had garlic and i have not, i cant tell, where-as in europe if your partner had garlic and you not, you would soon know!!!!!, perhaps the smaller the clove, the better?
Cheers, Lickey,,

[Tony Clifton]

My wife definitely identified the garlic at the market today as being Thai, not from China.

The Chinese are so good at knock-offs that they could actually produce a similar looking product with the help of local greedy wholesalers, the way it is tied up, etc.

[LaoPo]

Tony Clifton, on 2008-03-08 20:30:57, said:

My wife definitely identified the garlic at the market today as being Thai, not from China.

The Chinese are so good at knock-offs that they could actually produce a similar looking product with the help of local greedy wholesalers, the way it is tied up, etc.

Sometimes you make me laugh Tony... can't help it, sorry.

How do you describe 'greedy wholesalers' abroad....buying Thai agricultural products ?

And, as you know, they buy Billions of $'s of THAI agricultural products, also in China.

LaoPo

[Gary A]

Lickey, on 2008-03-09 01:07:31, said:

Plus, on 2008-03-05 11:41:10, said:

I think in city markets you can't tell whether garlic is local or Chinese. They buy it from big distributors, not grow themselves.

Any one knows how to spot local garlic?

Plus, I dont think there is a way to tell the diference when buying garlic, only in the after effects perhaps after cooking, eg, if my mrs has had garlic and i have not, i cant tell, where-as in europe if your partner had garlic and you not, you would soon know!!!!!, perhaps the smaller the clove, the better?
Cheers, Lickey,,

I think you have it right Lickey. With Chinese garlic. the cloves are normally a lot bigger. Other than that, I think it woulld be really hard to tell.