I had no idea that you should wait 5 minutes before cooking your chopped garlic in order receive its full health benefits. I have always been a crush and cook kind of girl. I found this wonderful tip on Joyous Heath, a great blog I have been reading for a few months now. Apparently, chopping or crushing stimulates the enzymatic process that converts the phytonutrient allicin into allicin, a compound to which many of garlic’s health benefits are attributed. Letting it sit brings out all the goodness!
To read more garlic tips on Joyous Health click here!
Brilliant! I planted six different varies of garlic for next years harvest. I’ll send you one of each for a taste test. That gives you until August 2012 to determine the best way to sample 🙂
Wow. I CAN NOT wait to try them!