Comments on: Has my garlic gone bad?

Question: Has my garlic gone bad?

flibbertigibbet — Sat, 22 Sep 2007 18:51:44 -0800

Quick! I need some advice. My purple-stripe garlic has the normal white cloves under the, uh, papery-skin, but when I cut into the cloves near the place where they sprout, the inside is fluorescent green, in a halftone-like pattern. I've never seen before in purple-striped garlic (or any other garlic) -- although, this is only my second try with purple-striped garlic. Has the garlic gone bad? Or is it just a lot of sprouts?

By: flibbertigibbet

flibbertigibbet — Sat, 22 Sep 2007 18:54:48 -0800

I should mention that the flourescent green disappears quickly as you move down the clove.

By: dancinglamb

dancinglamb — Sat, 22 Sep 2007 19:18:34 -0800

The garlic is old and has started to 'sprout'. The green part (a/k/a the "germ") is pretty bitter but it won't kill you. Either cut around it, or toss the entire head of garlic and buy yourself some new stuff.

By: flibbertigibbet

flibbertigibbet — Sat, 22 Sep 2007 19:35:16 -0800

But I've seen sprouted garlic before -- that's just one green chunk in the middle. This is like a grid of green that goes deep into the clove. It's very weird.

By: amtho

amtho — Sat, 22 Sep 2007 19:43:30 -0800

I'd love to see a picture of this!

By: kellyblah

kellyblah — Sat, 22 Sep 2007 19:54:21 -0800

yup, this thread is useless without pics. Sorry, I initially thought sprouted as well, but grid pattern doesn't jive with that.

By: nintendo

nintendo — Sat, 22 Sep 2007 20:31:40 -0800

I've seen this, no worry it is (I think) like a sprout coming up through the garlic. I have noticed that it is a little less "strong" more, "green" tasting, but still good.

By: flibbertigibbet

flibbertigibbet — Sat, 22 Sep 2007 20:38:17 -0800

I'll see if I have any garlic left from that bulb, and I'll try to post a picture. It turned out to be affected every clove from that bulb.

By: flibbertigibbet

flibbertigibbet — Sun, 23 Sep 2007 13:44:46 -0800

Ugh. To be affecting.