• Franzia
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    2211 months ago

    Chinese garlic is very obviously being grown indoors in hydroponics/aeroponics or some sort of greenhouse setup - There has never been a speck of dirt on it. The heads are of extremely consistent size. Listen I prefer local garlic because its many times more flavorful, but I keep garlic so long it sprouts as it is. So I buy it at the grocery store year-round.

    • @HerrBeter
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      1011 months ago

      They also use slave labour. In prisons they maul their fingers until they have no nails, then they work them to the bone. Every day all day

      • @HandBreadedTools
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        1611 months ago

        Not doubting, but do you have a source so I can read more about it?

        • @Chip_Rat
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          1411 months ago

          “Garlic Breath” is a episode from the Netflix series “Rotten” that brought this information to the mainstream.

    • @[email protected]
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      311 months ago

      Instead of Chinese garlic I just use the jar of preserved minced garlic at Costco when no local garlic is available. It’s grown in California and basically pickled in citric acid. It adds a little sourness but it’s better than buying questionable produce from China IMO.

      I also have a shitload of onions hanging in the basement from my garden and they are so potent it makes up for any garlic weakness!