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I wanna thank the friend who introduced me to garlic scapes
Posted: Tue Jul 03, 2018 12:40 pm
by ghostjmf
These are long green curly fronds from which the flower bud has been nipped. Then you nip off the scape, so the bulb, what we non-gardeners call the garlic cloves, can get bigger. Then you eat the scape, which is garlicky but mild. Er.
The current growing season in Maine is at "scapes ahoy" stage per my gardener friend.
Re: I wanna thank the friend who introduced me to garlic sca
Posted: Tue Jul 03, 2018 1:06 pm
by T_Bone0806
Garlic is a wonderful thing. One of the 4 basic food groups for we Italians.
Re: I wanna thank the friend who introduced me to garlic sca
Posted: Tue Jul 03, 2018 1:08 pm
by Beebs52
Wow. This something I knew nothing about. Like garlicky chives? Must try
Re: I wanna thank the friend who introduced me to garlic sca
Posted: Tue Jul 03, 2018 1:27 pm
by Bob Juch
ghostjmf wrote:These are long green curly fronds from which the flower bud has been nipped. Then you nip off the scape, so the bulb, what we non-gardeners call the garlic cloves, can get bigger. Then you eat the scape, which is garlicky but mild. Er.
The current growing season in Maine is at "scapes ahoy" stage per my gardener friend.
I've had pasta with garlic scape pesto. Yum! We have a restaurant here called the Wild Garlic Grill.
Re: I wanna thank the friend who introduced me to garlic sca
Posted: Tue Jul 03, 2018 3:58 pm
by ghostjmf
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Yes, garlicky chives is close, but more a taste of garlic than chives have of onions.