The 11 Most Popular Garlic-Based Recipes On Pinterest

There's no reason not to love garlic, unless you happen to be a vampire. Apart from being utterly delicious, garlic is extremely good for you. It is an anti-inflammatory and also contains allicin, a compound that comes from chopped garlic and accounts for many of the herbs medicinal benefits as well as its distinctive smell.

If you are on the fence about whether or not to buy that bulb at the supermarket, don't hesitate a second longer. Follow the advice of the ancient Greek physician Hippocrates: "Let food be thy medicine, and medicine be thy food."

To celebrate what is surely one of the greatest food days there is, we have decided to highlight the 11 most popular garlic recipes on Pinterest. Most of them come together very quickly, using few pots and pans, so there is really no reason not to celebrate!

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