Fresh Garlic vs Prepared Garlic: Can You Taste the Difference?

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  • เผยแพร่เมื่อ 7 ก.ค. 2019
  • Freshly peeled and chopped garlic, pre-peeled garlic, garlic powder, tubed garlic, Indian garlic paste, jarred minced garlic - can you taste the difference? In this experiment, I bake garlic bread with each of these six types of garlic and serve them to my blind taste-testers - novelist Lauren Morrill (my wife) and Mercer University chemistry professor Garland Crawford (my colleague). While the fresh stuff certainly performs well in the rankings, it does not score an entirely decisive victory.
    Here's the 2008 study I mentioned on the half-life of allicin: pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/jf80...
    Info on Dr. Crawford: cla.mercer.edu/chemistry/facu...
    Link to Lauren's new book, "Better Than the Best Plan," which NPR called "a perfect summer read": www.amazon.com/Better-Than-Be...
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  • @mist9805
    @mist9805 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6009

    Garlic: turns spicy for a self defense mechanism
    Humans: ooh a little spicy I like it

    • @thesecretlibrary890
      @thesecretlibrary890 4 ปีที่แล้ว +123

      it didn't work in the long run

    • @lceb91
      @lceb91 4 ปีที่แล้ว +107

      I didn't know garlic was suppose to be spicy

    • @AudreysKitchen
      @AudreysKitchen 4 ปีที่แล้ว +163

      @Softy lol, go chew on a raw clove of garlic and get back to me.
      Bonus points for using quality fresh garlic and not some pre-peeled stuff.

    • @voicelessglottalfricative6567
      @voicelessglottalfricative6567 4 ปีที่แล้ว +33

      they know we will grow it though because we like it so in the end they live on

    • @thesecretlibrary890
      @thesecretlibrary890 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@bengamedev1872 Yes but are slaves to our bidding 😛

  • @kolbypatrick1914
    @kolbypatrick1914 5 ปีที่แล้ว +9150

    "the stuff that makes garlic hot is a molecule called Allicin"
    *Brad Leone has entered the chat*

    • @Sloth-ZA
      @Sloth-ZA 5 ปีที่แล้ว +680

      Hey vinny, you getting this bud?

    • @skibbz0r
      @skibbz0r 5 ปีที่แล้ว +309

      WURDUR

    • @luxraydarkrai
      @luxraydarkrai 5 ปีที่แล้ว +273

      "Allicin, is whats really really good for you in garlic, i believe"

    • @AmninderNY
      @AmninderNY 5 ปีที่แล้ว +46

      Kolby Patrick came here for this comment. You beat me to it.

    • @kaitlyn7521
      @kaitlyn7521 5 ปีที่แล้ว +73

      YASSS shoutout to all my BA folks out there!

  • @GeorgeLiquor
    @GeorgeLiquor 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3800

    Thank you for adding the extreme biting audio. I wouldn't have been truly convinced they were actually biting into garlic bread without it

    • @smellthel
      @smellthel 3 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      Ya lmao

    • @mpaszti
      @mpaszti 3 ปีที่แล้ว +163

      Eating noises drive me crazy.

    • @NAJALU
      @NAJALU 3 ปีที่แล้ว +93

      I think the bread was just that crunchy. Some toast is stupid loud.

    • @richardvinsen2385
      @richardvinsen2385 3 ปีที่แล้ว +40

      @@mpaszti Me too. It can make it hard to watch a lot of videos.

    • @jayhutchins6224
      @jayhutchins6224 3 ปีที่แล้ว +109

      @@richardvinsen2385 I don't mind crunchy food noises so much. It's the soft food chewing noises that drive me up the wall. Even if I'm the only chewing it.

  • @AgentForest
    @AgentForest 3 ปีที่แล้ว +788

    "There's no such thing as too much garlic."
    "She and I are married."
    You chose well. People who don't absolutely love garlic aren't to be trusted, and there's no place for that kind of negativity in one's romantic life.

    • @neolexiousneolexian6079
      @neolexiousneolexian6079 3 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      Stfu I'm gonna run off with my hot vampire boyfriend and live forever.

    • @Tovek
      @Tovek 2 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      I used to think there was no such thing as too much garlic and then my best friend made a sauce with what I felt must have been an entire garlic orchard and good lord was it disgusting.

    • @purplesun3792
      @purplesun3792 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yeah I've made the mistake of using a shitload of garlic in tomato sauce and just completely overpowering the tomatoes. Too little garlic is better in tomato sauce.

    • @david-pb4bi
      @david-pb4bi 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      There is such a thing as too much garlic, first time I made garlic bread used bulbs instead of cloves. It was a lonely weekend.

    • @maryedmonds1515
      @maryedmonds1515 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      This is great my wife puts garlic in everything not sweet for over 15yrs I have told her GARLIC does not have to go in everything and I just got a blank stare look lolol 🤯😳😳

  • @DrSpooglemon
    @DrSpooglemon 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4315

    "She and I are married."
    Hands down, the best way anyone has ever introduced their s/o.

    • @AppleVsGravity
      @AppleVsGravity 4 ปีที่แล้ว +130

      Thought that it was his little son.

    • @rastagoobers8567
      @rastagoobers8567 4 ปีที่แล้ว +101

      Definitely looks like she goes to Disney and loves twitter

    • @DrSpooglemon
      @DrSpooglemon 4 ปีที่แล้ว +532

      Jesus Christ, guys!! His wife is a very well turned out young lady. What is your problem?

    • @AppleVsGravity
      @AppleVsGravity 4 ปีที่แล้ว +37

      @@DrSpooglemon That may be. Still looks like a little boy.

    • @mastergamingnic1681
      @mastergamingnic1681 4 ปีที่แล้ว +311

      DrSpooglemon
      She has a better personality and more IQ than all of them here.

  • @ee6753
    @ee6753 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4839

    Next video:
    Why I season my garlic powder, *not* my garlic.

    • @zoolg6939
      @zoolg6939 5 ปีที่แล้ว +137

      Will he ever live this down

    • @man4437
      @man4437 5 ปีที่แล้ว +28

      @@zoolg6939 Definitely not if he keeps making similar videos.

    • @mikeice3664
      @mikeice3664 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Lukewarm jar of tomato sauce bravo for the fire comment 😂😂😂👏🏼

    • @unauna1612
      @unauna1612 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Why i season the dirt instead of my garlic

    • @reneg8
      @reneg8 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      We've gone meta!

  • @RaynmanPlays
    @RaynmanPlays 3 ปีที่แล้ว +405

    Ragusea: *Intentionally makes the garlic bread with too much garlic*
    Taste testers: *Prefer the kind of garlic that is more mild*
    Ragusea: *Shocked Pikachu face*

  • @Pope2501
    @Pope2501 4 ปีที่แล้ว +251

    "This is probably more garlic than you want in your garlic bread."
    Whoa, Hoss! You don't know me.
    You do you, I'll do me.

  • @davidfuller581
    @davidfuller581 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3820

    Allicin, eh? It's like a two part epoxy.

    • @WarMomPT
      @WarMomPT 5 ปีที่แล้ว +161

      Or glue, and that's got all the good stuff in garlic for you; I believe.
      (mods are asleep post brad)

    • @Ch3f_B01_RD
      @Ch3f_B01_RD 5 ปีที่แล้ว +63

      Damn, I knew someone would beat me to the Brad reference

    • @fauxbugnl9968
      @fauxbugnl9968 5 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      I've got a theory about that.

    • @whatsyourname5597
      @whatsyourname5597 5 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      And that's a beautful thing.

    • @ElMoShApPiNeSs
      @ElMoShApPiNeSs 5 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      *I B E L I E V E*

  • @jb76489
    @jb76489 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2309

    Allicin, it’s kinda like a two part glue, or epoxy I believe
    It’s whats really good for you

  • @KlangfarbenmelodieEnjoyer
    @KlangfarbenmelodieEnjoyer 4 ปีที่แล้ว +60

    “Garlic releases Allicin in order to defend itself from predators”
    Humans: I see this as an absolute win

  • @fortune6858
    @fortune6858 3 ปีที่แล้ว +28

    lauren: my only catchphrase is there's no such thing as too much garlic
    adam: she and i are married.
    damn, my dude sounds like he's so proud

  • @ninjaslash52_98
    @ninjaslash52_98 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2371

    “No such thing as too much garlic”
    “She and I are married”
    Dude nice

    • @GodleyX
      @GodleyX 4 ปีที่แล้ว +128

      It's great until you have to kiss her

    • @nori_with_rice
      @nori_with_rice 4 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      @@GodleyX bruh lol

    • @oneblacksun
      @oneblacksun 4 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      Garlic and onions are great ways to induce your body to... release gas.

    • @robintetris
      @robintetris 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@GodleyX you don't have to

    • @marcynados
      @marcynados 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Black Red Sun gas is great in bed

  • @SAYD1999
    @SAYD1999 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2066

    There hasn't been white wine in the recipes for a few videos now.... I'm really worried about adam

    • @lostuser1094
      @lostuser1094 5 ปีที่แล้ว +59

      SUMEDH DOLKE probably trying to let the meme die down a bit.

    • @DickTangoTV
      @DickTangoTV 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      He's been drinking all of it before he can cook with it.

    • @clydu91
      @clydu91 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      corny ass jokes 🙄

    • @strawberrysana4497
      @strawberrysana4497 5 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      Clyde boo hoo, no one cares

    • @Zipfei_Kloatscher
      @Zipfei_Kloatscher 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      SUMEDH DOLKE
      Maybe he sneaked some in, like in a glass and just drank it. Who knows?... ☺️🤷🏻‍♂️

  • @oggeenock
    @oggeenock 4 ปีที่แล้ว +197

    Garlic: *uses allicin, to prevent humans from eating it*
    Humans: *enjoy the flavor*
    Garlic: *visible frustration*

    • @samrein9919
      @samrein9919 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      I dunno man garlic is pretty plentiful

    • @MiniNinja258
      @MiniNinja258 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Long ago in the middle of the forest lay only a handful of garlic survivors. Along approached a human. The garlic screamed for help and released a flavor trying to stop humans from eating them but the human continued eating away. When the human finished it had an idea to plant more garlic. And that’s how the garlic came to be.

    • @Wertsir
      @Wertsir 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      No means yes when you’re a vegetable.

    • @thesaucylorax
      @thesaucylorax 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Garlic: *Am I a joke to you*

  • @escouter
    @escouter 2 ปีที่แล้ว +57

    Every one of the garlic options you tested could have been a different variety of garlic (Spanish roja, German white, elephant, etc). Different varieties sometimes have significant differences in flavor, which could account for some of the differences the testers noticed. Regardless, this was a good and useful video.

  • @onedgurl425
    @onedgurl425 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2972

    As a Pakistani, I can thoroughly tell you what “garlic paste” is to us. It’s actually not a substitute to garlic. Some people do use it not realizing it isn’t. Garlic paste is essentially pickled. It actually is used often in recipes that also require fresh garlic. In what I have observed it’s usually to mellow out super spicy peppers and added around the time that the peppers are. It is sometimes added to tarkas To elevate the taste of cumin and coriander. In a similar way ginger paste is also used but with an opposite effect. It’s pickled for the sour note but it’s used to not mellow out spice but to enhance it.

    • @EvenWhyProductions
      @EvenWhyProductions 4 ปีที่แล้ว +87

      This was very informative thank you for the tip

    • @celinak5062
      @celinak5062 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      +

    • @NishithThakkar
      @NishithThakkar 4 ปีที่แล้ว +54

      This goes for most South Asian Cuisines. :) :)

    • @ormorphe
      @ormorphe 4 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      Thank you. That is very interesting

    • @z6886
      @z6886 4 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      You've just improved my cooking skills. Thank you.

  • @ko44chpm59
    @ko44chpm59 5 ปีที่แล้ว +510

    solid excuse to make a ton of garlic bread

    • @kenkwok5906
      @kenkwok5906 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Ko44cHPM and to use shit ton of garlic as well

  • @ov3rcl0cked
    @ov3rcl0cked 4 ปีที่แล้ว +39

    So my buddy who's a chef taught me this. When he makes garlic bread he butters the bread, puts it in the oven, and then takes a fresh clove that he halved and rubs it on the bread. The bread is kind of rough and continues to rough up the garlic. It's just the right amount of garlic taste, and you don't end up having to mince the garlic or run the risk of burning it.

    • @andrewd3899
      @andrewd3899 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      That's pretty interesting. Wouldn't it be a little too subtle then, though?

    • @goranpersson7726
      @goranpersson7726 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@andrewd3899 i do that on almost every toast and can confirm that it can still be quite pungent

    • @insightx613
      @insightx613 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      WE did this on toast all the time growing up. As long as you are more than 12 feet away from any human for the next day or so you are fine. I.e. Others will not appreciate your breath.

    • @williampurton4588
      @williampurton4588 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@andrewd3899 Since you're cooking the garlic much less the taste doesn't get rounded off nearly as much this way. It can be pretty potent still!

    • @Taldaran
      @Taldaran 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Put the halved bread under the broiler briefly to toast it, rub the garlic on the dry toasted bread which really grates the garlic, then you butter it.

  • @katelensworld
    @katelensworld 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Man, now I really want garlic bread and it's 2:33am on a school night

  • @nightburststudios2142
    @nightburststudios2142 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2125

    I want to meet this Allison character for myself. Why does everyone think she’s so hot.

    • @defaultset
      @defaultset 4 ปีที่แล้ว +49

      Me too! She seems pretty nice.

    • @ninekain3475
      @ninekain3475 4 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      I know this world is killing you-ou!

    • @caseykittel
      @caseykittel 4 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      Elvis Costello wrote a song about her!

    • @nikolajj50
      @nikolajj50 4 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      She is the female version of brad leone

    • @srkambbs
      @srkambbs 4 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      She also fine with her clothes peeled

  • @FiniteBlu
    @FiniteBlu 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1465

    That bleep was “Olive Garden”
    Edit: *It has been confirmed that the bleep was not Olive Garden.*

    • @VexerFleet
      @VexerFleet 4 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      BluScreen thanks

    • @dylanefg
      @dylanefg 4 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      Went to the comments to say that. Thank you.

    • @oz5798
      @oz5798 4 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      @Evan Esparza no shit, but yes olive garden?

    • @gamerkaren5691
      @gamerkaren5691 4 ปีที่แล้ว +79

      @Evan Esparza no it was olive garden not shit

    • @muhilan8540
      @muhilan8540 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Olive garden is not fast casual but it was definitely what she meant

  • @galogiha
    @galogiha 4 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    capsaicin, allicin, etc. we humans seem to enjoy food that fights back.

  • @ccandrew111
    @ccandrew111 4 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    I’ve found pre chopped frozen garlic to be my go to for a lot of recipes lately (curry in particular); lasts ages in the freezer. Obviously can’t be used in some recipes, but it’s great for others

  • @izLoganGFX
    @izLoganGFX 5 ปีที่แล้ว +376

    Long time viewer here. I just wanted to say I appreciate how clean and to-the-point your videos are. Lots of other TH-camrs fluff up their videos with cringeworthy excitement and branding while talking out of their ass before getting to anything of substance. Yours are both vastly more enjoyable and more informative. Thanks much, and keep up the good work.

    • @James0mckenna
      @James0mckenna 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I see that, but it also tends to lack relate-able emotion at times. I feel like he's judging my culinary choices through the camera.

    • @lorrie2878
      @lorrie2878 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      You forgot to mention the lack of annoying music!

    • @carrrexx7190
      @carrrexx7190 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Wow, insert tongue deeply

    • @catalyst3713
      @catalyst3713 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@carrrexx7190 ???

    • @ThreadBomb
      @ThreadBomb 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Getting to the point is a much-underrated virtue.

  • @frank1665
    @frank1665 5 ปีที่แล้ว +352

    As a chef, I prefer the peeled and fresh garlic all the way. In my experimentations, The garlic paste is good for things like butter and puree potato's. I hate the mince garlic, to me, it has such an undesirable flavor, but it is a timesaver, considering I'm a sous chef for a fairly large catering company in my area.

    • @nmyhv1
      @nmyhv1 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      just rehydrate garlic powder, check out the Americas test kitchen vid on garlic

    • @frank1665
      @frank1665 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      nmyhv1 i just buy peeled whole garlic and puree it, wherever I need minced I buy whole peeled and pulse it

    • @edch2206
      @edch2206 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I agree... I made the mistake of buying a big jar of minced garlic, and it was not good at all... I don't change the awesome flavor of fresh garlic

    • @frank1665
      @frank1665 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      dooder i Can always taste it... especially when I bite into a piece and it releases all of that nasty Briney liquid

    • @randomdogdog
      @randomdogdog 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@user-vq1op2zg6w
      Because they go through many cloves in a day, and they don't want to waste time peeling it.

  • @meisterkwon
    @meisterkwon 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Another thing to note for the peeled garlic is that most likely the garlic is blanched as part of the peeling process. This slightly cooks the garlic and produces a milder flavor.

  • @nmrit
    @nmrit 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    “This is chemistry professor Gar-“ anticipated the word ‘garlic’ “-lond Crawford” oh awh

  • @dumhomie8656
    @dumhomie8656 5 ปีที่แล้ว +555

    You can tell he’s gonna use all of these on the very next recipe.

    • @manuelmateo3392
      @manuelmateo3392 5 ปีที่แล้ว +44

      With a generous dose of white wine in there, somehow.

    • @chrisjiang9074
      @chrisjiang9074 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Konnichiwa!

    • @copboom555
      @copboom555 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @All Day Son "why I season my fire, not my food"

    • @dumhomie8656
      @dumhomie8656 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Chris Jiang Konnichiwa, I actually put hiragana text on my keyboard, I actually know very little since I’m a 11 year old weeb, so my username is utter nonsense.

  • @platinumrad
    @platinumrad 5 ปีที่แล้ว +274

    Any time I hear about Garlic I always go back to It's Alive with Brad Leone. XD

    • @clinthuff9868
      @clinthuff9868 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      One of my favorites video series on bon appetite

    • @CactusflyPlays
      @CactusflyPlays 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Alicin

    • @mrhappyfaq32
      @mrhappyfaq32 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Ah, i see you're a man of culture as well.

  • @McFlingleson
    @McFlingleson ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Once, I made a potato salad, and I only made one serving for myself, and that one serving contained maybe 4-6 cloves of raw garlic. As I ate it, I laughed to myself about how most people would have considered it inedibly garlicy, but to me it was one of the most delicious foods I'd ever made.

  • @corey2232
    @corey2232 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    I actually enjoy the pre-minced garlic in many dishes. Since a lot of times you cook the garlic first anyway to mellow the flavor, THEN add the rest of the stuff, it ends up tasting pretty similar in dishes where it's getting quite a lot of overall cook time.
    Of course, there are dishes where I prefer the sharper taste & don't cook the garlic till later, wanting to preserve as much of that allicin flavor as possible.

    • @900stx7
      @900stx7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      That's all i use.
      I like to first put it in a blender with some olive oil to make it smooth.
      It blends into whatever it's added to.

  • @shanetaylor9288
    @shanetaylor9288 5 ปีที่แล้ว +477

    “Molecule called Allicin”
    *distant footsteps slowly starts getting louder and louder*
    *Brad Leone bursts through the door*
    “HEH, YA KNOW ALLICIN IS A TWO PART EXPOXY, CRUSH IT TO GET THAT NICE FLAVOR, ITS WHATS REALLY GOOD FOR YA................I BELIEVE”

    • @lorrie2878
      @lorrie2878 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Then let's ferment it! Black garlic only takes weeks!

    • @spencermahan3137
      @spencermahan3137 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      @@lorrie2878 "Let's go to the fermentation station. Maybe a little wourder, hey, Vince, quit fooling around"

    • @sirrivet9557
      @sirrivet9557 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Lorrie or alternatively “HELLO ALLISON I WANNA HOLD YOUR HAND”

  • @bigdog7052
    @bigdog7052 5 ปีที่แล้ว +629

    I have officially given up hope on you making the enchiladas

    • @aragusea
      @aragusea  5 ปีที่แล้ว +169

      I'm going to make them! This stuff is all scheduled months in advance!

    • @Gatorade69
      @Gatorade69 5 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      @@aragusea but the question is what kind of enchiladas ? If they are green you'd better be making a tomatillo sauce.

    • @aragusea
      @aragusea  5 ปีที่แล้ว +67

      @@Gatorade69 green. tomatillos. (is there another way to make enchiladas verdes?)

    • @Gatorade69
      @Gatorade69 5 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      @@aragusea Awesome. Some use a pepper sauce. I had a bumper crop of tomatillos last year that led to a lot of testing. A sauce with 60% tomatillos and 40% fire roasted green peppers (I like anaheims) was in my opinion the winner.
      Edit : I was originally taught to boil the tomatillos and now I choose to fry them instead.

    • @joketsu100
      @joketsu100 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@Gatorade69 you sound like a great cook

  • @GoodPersonTestWebsite
    @GoodPersonTestWebsite 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    “She and I are married” I almost choked on my drink at how you delivered that line haha

  • @mikemurphy80
    @mikemurphy80 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I love the info and seemingly genuine No Judgement. Just more down to earth than most

  • @kev3773
    @kev3773 4 ปีที่แล้ว +796

    Normal people: “That’s sour”
    Scientists: “That’s acidic”

    • @soulextracter
      @soulextracter 4 ปีที่แล้ว +65

      Normal people: This contains very much salt
      Americans: This is high in sodium

    • @kennethh3790
      @kennethh3790 4 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      It has a high concentration of protons

    • @ryanhall8770
      @ryanhall8770 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      No one:
      Adam: The sauce can over coagulate and go gritty

    • @dabunny7410
      @dabunny7410 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Wait, so those aren’t terms normal people use?

    • @porsche911sbs
      @porsche911sbs 4 ปีที่แล้ว +28

      Our taste buds are chemical analyzers:
      Sour = contains acid (acidic)
      Bitter = contains base (alkaline)
      Salty = contains salt or metals
      Sweet = contains sugars
      Savory = contains fat or protein

  • @mystyc1201
    @mystyc1201 4 ปีที่แล้ว +513

    yeah the garlic uses the spice as a defense so it doesnt get eaten
    Humans: SOUNDS DELICIOUS

    • @Paklite455
      @Paklite455 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Sounds about right 😂

    • @depressed_dann_
      @depressed_dann_ 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Chillies are the same

    • @Treblaine
      @Treblaine 4 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      "oh no, we're being eaten by humans, this is the end boys"
      Humans: "i'm gonna plant you everywhere'

    • @leechyfruit4464
      @leechyfruit4464 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @Donald Kasper No, that's one of the ways that humans are SUPERIOR because garlic is poisonous to almost everything else.

    • @MiniNinja258
      @MiniNinja258 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Treblaine surprised pikachu face

  • @mustafagameralkesbah
    @mustafagameralkesbah 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    The complete difference between a chemistry professor and normal people 4:41
    Lauren: its sour
    Garland: its a little more ACIDIC

  • @arlenekufchock1394
    @arlenekufchock1394 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you so much for your concise encompassing review!

  • @Green.Country.Agroforestry
    @Green.Country.Agroforestry 4 ปีที่แล้ว +238

    As a grower, I am always happy to see folks who enjoy the real thing, fresh from the field .. that's the way we like it, too!

    • @iamisaid2295
      @iamisaid2295 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      yeah, but out of season whatcha gonna do?

    • @soulextracter
      @soulextracter 4 ปีที่แล้ว +37

      So you are a grower, not a show-er. Got it! ;)

    • @MiniNinja258
      @MiniNinja258 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I Am , I Said he could be living somewhere warm and if not he’s able to get some things from the supermarket. These days if you want fresh grow what you can.

    • @lindatisue733
      @lindatisue733 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Korea in the springtime there are garlic trucks that go around neighborhoods selling garlic. Any good Korean BBQ joint will give you monkey dishes full of garlic, and bring you more if you ask. Love garlic scapes too. Koreans know about garlic... Maangchi has lots of Korean garlic recipes.

    • @TheSilverwing999
      @TheSilverwing999 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@iamisaid2295
      I mean these days that's not really a problem anymore because of imports. Outside fresh berries and such

  • @tmontero8492
    @tmontero8492 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Your presentation skills are very appealing. Appreciated the taste test, your wife was right on in her identification of the samples.

  • @fatimaserrano3194
    @fatimaserrano3194 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I just want to say thank you for such detailed explanation

  • @Dave-nz5jf
    @Dave-nz5jf 4 ปีที่แล้ว +63

    I love the way her eyes glaze over when he's going over the enzyme and the substrate lol

  • @alinayossimouse
    @alinayossimouse 5 ปีที่แล้ว +478

    I'm really sad they didn't call the jarred garlic jarlic

    • @bjarnhedur
      @bjarnhedur 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Ysac?

    • @dylanefg
      @dylanefg 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      I agree

    • @Treblaine
      @Treblaine 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      That's terrible... now register it as a trademark immediately.

    • @sen3475
      @sen3475 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      HAHAHAHA HILARIOUS!!!!!!

    • @Xolin11
      @Xolin11 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      jarred garlic sounds better

  • @CoolRanchSociology
    @CoolRanchSociology 2 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    Would love to see a followup comparison with a long-cooking-time food. I usually use fresh garlic for curries, soups, and stir fries, but I've often wondered if it's really necessary seeing as all of the pungency is going to get cooked out anyway.

    • @andrea.vallone
      @andrea.vallone ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Agree. I also would like to know if I’m just wasting time and money by using fresh garlic in long cooking dishes instead of prepared/powder

    • @skittlemilks1614
      @skittlemilks1614 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I like garlic spice so I usually add it when the food is almost done or even after it’s done if I want it extra strong. Usually works for me.

  • @deliciousgroove
    @deliciousgroove 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanks for doing that, Adam. I have always wondered, and now I know.

  • @jtris01
    @jtris01 5 ปีที่แล้ว +346

    Adam are you cheating? Who is this Allison?

    • @SourPeachHeart
      @SourPeachHeart 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      lmao weeaboo

    • @suzramuse
      @suzramuse 5 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      🤦‍♂️ 🎵 "Allicin, ...you know my aim is true..." 🎵

  • @thpacemanthpiff
    @thpacemanthpiff 5 ปีที่แล้ว +63

    As a south Asian, yes we do make our own garlic paste, usually right before its used in the food that is being made. You want that garlic flavor to be as pronounced as possible.

  • @antdeeziak2120
    @antdeeziak2120 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Very cool video, Allison, i learned something new.

  • @TubePincher
    @TubePincher 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I wish I could give this video two likes. One for the content, and the other for the fact that you just got straight into it. You didn't spend 30% of the video tell me that 'garlic is popular all around the world' etc.

  • @james.randorff
    @james.randorff 4 ปีที่แล้ว +301

    Great video! I learned a lot.
    When we lived in Japan, we loved going out for ramen. Most ramen shops would have a jar full of crushed garlic, but one had a bowl filled with water and whole garlic. There was also a garlic press next to it, but somehow I missed that fact.
    I added four or five whole cloves to my ramen broth. As soon as I bit into one, I experienced a heat unlike any hot pepper I have experienced (and I adore ultra spicy foods). As soon as my wife realized why I was freaking out, and that I was going to be okay, she nearly fell over laughing.
    I learned a valuable lesson about fresh garlic that day: Use the friggin garlic press at the table, or experience the unbridled wrath of Allicin.

    • @KMal1337
      @KMal1337 4 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      Oh wow, in my time there, I never saw garlic in any bowls or garlic presses.
      I've had spicy bowls of ramen, without, to my knowledge, any garlic involved, but most chefs, don't like to devulge their secrets any way, haha.
      I'll have to try using garlic in my next bowl, because I like the two separately, I can't see why I wouldn't love them together!

    • @littletechn8175
      @littletechn8175 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@KMal1337 I'm in San Diego, so a little different but this Ramen place here adds fried garlic chips to their ramen and it's delicious!

    • @ThreadBomb
      @ThreadBomb 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Hearing about a chili bro destroyed by garlic makes me happy..

    • @daala6698
      @daala6698 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@littletechn8175 I can buy those crunchy things at a local Japanese market.

    • @ncpolley
      @ncpolley 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      One time I visited a family and they had whole cloves on the plate. So I ate one. I don’t remember extreme spice…

  • @suskysulky
    @suskysulky 5 ปีที่แล้ว +525

    4:43
    Normal people: it's sour.
    Science nerds: Uhhh, it's very accidic.

    • @ninjacell2999
      @ninjacell2999 5 ปีที่แล้ว +194

      Normal people: acidic
      TH-cam commenters: accidic

    • @PhilipKaden
      @PhilipKaden 5 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Normal people dont say its sour, unless you are under 10

    • @toxixbob8375
      @toxixbob8375 5 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      @@PhilipKaden wow ur sour

    • @suskysulky
      @suskysulky 5 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Guys sorry but I'm high

    • @suskysulky
      @suskysulky 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@ninjacell2999 dats a hella thicc word

  • @ralton7817
    @ralton7817 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    this comparison review was so informative I signed in just to give it a thumbs up :)

  • @gruwidge
    @gruwidge 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    “Garlic creates Alison” where’s Brad when you need him

  • @603xxg
    @603xxg 5 ปีที่แล้ว +131

    Dude the amount of effort and research you put into this channel is staggering. Please never stop making videos.

    • @SarahLizDoan
      @SarahLizDoan 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I completely agree! His work is fantastic!

  • @PinkMonkeyBird
    @PinkMonkeyBird 5 ปีที่แล้ว +204

    Lmao, when you censored your wife I filled it in with Olive Garden. I'm not from the US but based on her description I'm guessing I nailed it.

    • @joketsu100
      @joketsu100 5 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      I think you're right

    • @kylebradley3
      @kylebradley3 5 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Or fazolis

    • @cknbeatz
      @cknbeatz 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      it was definitely olive garden

    • @ewthmatth
      @ewthmatth 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Why did she say "fast casual" though? Olive garden is a regular restaurant, not fast casual (or maybe she didn't mean to say that)

    • @boochie37
      @boochie37 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I assumed Fazoli's. But I had the misfortune of growing up in an area where Olive Garden was the nicest restaurant in town. So.

  • @captaingoose69
    @captaingoose69 ปีที่แล้ว

    im no where near a cook i literally just cook just to eat sumn decent for dinner most nights, none of this would interest me normally but this mans channel is just so good to watch i keep getting hooked

  • @JRios270
    @JRios270 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you, Allison ♥️♥️♥️

  • @HayTatsuko
    @HayTatsuko 4 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    Well, now... that is *exactly* the amount of garlic I want in my garlic bread,
    because I want to ensure there are no vampires hanging out within six leagues of me
    (and because I love garlic immensely).

  • @livinghealthy1881
    @livinghealthy1881 4 ปีที่แล้ว +50

    For fresh garlic: After it is crushed let it sit for about10 minutes before using to get the full effect of its goodness. For garlic powder: Soak it in an equal amount of warm water for about 15 minutes to rehydrate.

    • @swimfan752
      @swimfan752 2 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      No way in hell I’m doing that

  • @DustinBowen1
    @DustinBowen1 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    DR. CRAWFORD!!!! AHHH HES FAMOUS!
    He was my biochem prof many years ago. Good memories. His cameo was a pleasant surprise for my morning. :)

  • @Sai-wf8pz
    @Sai-wf8pz 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Normal people : put food *IN* the bowl
    Adam: 3:17

  • @christopherdecarlucci2985
    @christopherdecarlucci2985 4 ปีที่แล้ว +25

    Something I learned when I started growing garlic in my garden is there are different strains of garlic and they can taste really different from each other

    • @jackleinad1890
      @jackleinad1890 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Whats your favorite?

    • @daala6698
      @daala6698 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Tell me more. In a reply to this or I wont see it. I know the elephant garlic is big but weak.

  • @signoramybeloved4308
    @signoramybeloved4308 4 ปีที่แล้ว +25

    i love how he mentioned that he and lauren are married as an after thought

    • @neolexiousneolexian6079
      @neolexiousneolexian6079 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Ikr. Healthy relationship where they don't need to reassure themselves with labels

  • @matthewnelson5519
    @matthewnelson5519 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    You know that feeling when you find an amazing channel? Yeah that’s how I feel. Found your channel last week. Honestly this is amazing.

  • @thecatat7
    @thecatat7 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanks great info - always wondered about the crushed garlic too - glad to know I am not alone in finding it bland.

  • @adamemac
    @adamemac 5 ปีที่แล้ว +46

    "This is proportionally more garlic you would want for your bread."
    Ohhh you don't know me, Adam. Allicin and I are dating. 😏

  • @michaelc8192
    @michaelc8192 5 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    Ragusea and Brad Leone collab would be insane

  • @mikejames3918
    @mikejames3918 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    i absolutely love that minced garlic, it makes incorporating garlic alot easier into my food. it's awesome when you fry it with mushrooms

  • @deutschesvolk1541
    @deutschesvolk1541 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    very interesting video about something i've been considering doing for a while.

  • @TheKduke
    @TheKduke 4 ปีที่แล้ว +61

    This was super helpful! I just started a meal prep business and while the very large container of pre-chopped garlic is tempting, I knew it didn’t have the same flavour. I opt for buying a large bag of peeled garlic and puréeing it in my blender and storing it in the fridge with some salt and oil. The jar never lasts more than a week so I don’t have to worry about preserving it longer.

    • @BRUHItsABunny
      @BRUHItsABunny 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      In my household we buy garlic once a year and do the same. It keeps for quite long especially when u disinfect the jar properly and keep a nice layer of oil.
      I intend to grow my own garlic too given it's this annual process for us, quite similar to the growing cycle

    • @michaelrondon5472
      @michaelrondon5472 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      The study he referenced showed oil broke down the allicin in 3hours vs 11 days with water

  • @grimmwald3137
    @grimmwald3137 5 ปีที่แล้ว +413

    CHRIST - DID YOU USE ASMR-EQUIPMENT OR WHAT?!

  • @user-vm2mb3rj6c
    @user-vm2mb3rj6c 4 ปีที่แล้ว +25

    I’ve bought this Kirkland minced Garlic from Costco and I can tell it is wayyy different than peeled Garlic and chop it yourself.
    The Costco Minced garlic has an after taste to it, which idk what kind of taste. Anyone has experienced same as mine?

    • @hanab3941
      @hanab3941 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      yup, I bought the kirkland minced garlic, but from Amazon, the taste was the citric acid it was packed in, i always squeezed it with paper towel before using it to get as much out, but never got it all.

    • @wackywankavator
      @wackywankavator 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@hanab3941
      Agreed different brand of jarred minced garlic but it was tangy. Which is fine if you're making a tangy dish, but not for general usage.

    • @philips77778
      @philips77778 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      It has vinegar in it

  • @unclerick6524
    @unclerick6524 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Hey Adam congrats on 1 mil

  • @natureboy6410
    @natureboy6410 4 ปีที่แล้ว +43

    When frozen, the cell walls burst, activating the allicin, same as crushing.

    • @random832
      @random832 4 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      the cell walls may burst but can the reaction happen at that temperature?

    • @perciusmandate
      @perciusmandate 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@random832 Freezing might also denature the Alliinase enzymes that are needed for the allicin to be produced. If the enzyme is no longer in the right conformation, the reaction can't take place, and therefore no spicy garlic punch.

  • @Bryant721
    @Bryant721 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I don’t know who you are, why this video was recommended or what compelled me to watch it in full, but I loved it. I love you. And I love Mona. This is great

  • @embarrassedcap
    @embarrassedcap 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    very helpful information, thank you.

  • @AnastasiaThemis
    @AnastasiaThemis 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I like using certain jarred garlics for times where I want just easy sweet garlic taste without ANY pungeancy maybe when I want it to be subtle or even with fresh garlic when I want a super sweet taste. Sometimes I find it also works well with dehydrated garlic powder that's been hydrated again in a bit of water.

  • @qeijkak
    @qeijkak 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    I love that this video explained the molecular science of the taste.

  • @GuidoC-Design
    @GuidoC-Design 5 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    I think the fact that you baked all of these together on the same bread changed the variables a lot.

  • @D0nT_Sh00T_H3rE
    @D0nT_Sh00T_H3rE 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Adam: *mentions Allicin*
    Brad Leone: *heavy breathing*

  • @dmka12
    @dmka12 ปีที่แล้ว

    Long time watcher. Just stumbled across this now, 3 years after publishing. My how your skills progressed Mr. Ragusea.

  • @joketsu100
    @joketsu100 5 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    You are getting so good at editing and what not. Very good job!

  • @yeetngreet148
    @yeetngreet148 4 ปีที่แล้ว +26

    “For the test I made garlic bread”
    *everyone liked that*

  • @dixietenbroeck8717
    @dixietenbroeck8717 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Excellent comparison video; thanks!
    A few years ago my husband & I (& a young friend) had a taste-testing session using ALL fresh garlic, but using about seven or eight (7-8) different varietals of garlic. We'd grown some of them ourselves, and bought several others at a local Farmers' Market, so we had a good selection. I can't now recall what they all were, but do remember that at least one had a pretty red exterior. It was really surprising _JUST_ how differently the various varieties of garlic tasted! We each chose a "favorite," but didn't agree with each other - no surprise there! *ALL the fresh garlics were yummy, and it was a very good day.*
    Also that day we used and compared salted butters from two separate sources, using Costco's and Tillamook's brands. It wasn't much of a surprise that, while Costco butter is very good, Tillamook butter was the stand-out winner between these two domestic butters. (We also performed a butters comparison on a different day, but THIS is the garlic story, so 'nuff said on that!)
    As we're getting close to "back to normal" from the pandemic but aren't _QUITE_ there, yet, *YOU* might decide to have YOUR OWN taste-testings --- *SO GO AHEAD, IT'S FUN!*

    • @randommcranderson5155
      @randommcranderson5155 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      the most hilarious swingers party ever. Everyone stank of garlic and butter but they had fun.

    • @christajennings3828
      @christajennings3828 ปีที่แล้ว

      We sell 5-6 different varieties of garlic for planting at the nursery I manage. One fall I prepared a few cloves of each variety (chopped raw, and lightly cooked) for the employees to try, so we could advise customers on the flavor differences. We came up with a raw favorite and a cooked favorite, which were different.

  • @MarieZh
    @MarieZh 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Cool video, thank you for sharing.

  • @Shrinehi1
    @Shrinehi1 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Thanks for doing this experiment, I have often wondered the difference between them all.

  • @pietrone3363
    @pietrone3363 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Your videos are my lifeblood. Keep it up

  • @Lipo
    @Lipo 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Excellent videos. I'm hooked.

  • @Nofxthepirate
    @Nofxthepirate 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I tried the minced stuff once just to see if being lazy was worth it. I'm never doing that again.

    • @MilwaukeeWoman
      @MilwaukeeWoman 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Garlic powder from Penzy's is better than jarred garlic. It's still different than fresh, but it's better than that stuff in the jar.

  • @there6799
    @there6799 5 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    I couldn’t care less about garlic, but man everything from you is fated to be watched completely.

  • @dcred123
    @dcred123 5 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    I like the food science in your recent videos, but I hope you don't stop recipe videos!

  • @qwerfa
    @qwerfa 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    I always wondered if I could peel and freeze my garlic if I had too much. Glad to see it works well.

  • @charlesgrahamsci-fiauthor1876
    @charlesgrahamsci-fiauthor1876 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    It’s 5:30 AM where I am. And while I’m really enjoying the information, I want it to be over because now all I can think about is the garlic French bread I’m going to make for breakfast while watching Frasier.

  • @JimiTip
    @JimiTip 5 ปีที่แล้ว +61

    1:00 "This is chemistry proffessor Garlic Crawford"

  • @Kadotus
    @Kadotus 5 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Me and my wife agree with your wife: "There is no such thing as too much garlic!"

  • @Nedula007
    @Nedula007 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Very informative video!

  • @maryedmonds1515
    @maryedmonds1515 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Awsome just awsome I had just googled this question and I LOOOVE garlic everything!! But u BROKE down the difference. Nice to know the tube garlic would be good in long cooking foods great for slow cooker use then!! And I LOVED the explanation your friend gave of the chemistry breakdown!! And ur lady friends Palet has my Much Respect! BRAVO

  • @crunchychips8123
    @crunchychips8123 5 ปีที่แล้ว +29

    I always crush fresh, and I always add it to dishes as late as possible. I have been validated in my lifestyle choices! By science!

    • @elleboman8465
      @elleboman8465 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      A good trick is to add most at the beginning (to get the nice warm umami flavor of cooked-through garlic) and season with raw garlic at the end for extra brightness and sting. The same thing works well with fresh ginger!

    • @crunchychips8123
      @crunchychips8123 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      I sweat garlic, so my goal is to get as much garlic flavour with as little garlic as possible.

    • @ham856
      @ham856 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      garlic makes shit nasty as shit for me besides garlic bread