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Old June 14, 2012   #5
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Worth,

No offence taken and you are right that they are generally classified as alliums, but I think that there is a difference between the two. According to what I have read the elephant garlic is closer to the leek than to garlic. This is similar the classification of tomatoes in the same family as potatoes. Go figure!!!

Also, the elephant garlic that I have tasted was rather bland and lacked the sulphuric punch and pungency of the garlic. I'll take a closer look at my sources when I get home today.

Alex
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