Garlic (14 Viewers)

[Diabalo]

Just been to my local Asda to pickup a few bits including garlic, I don't normally look at where it came from but this time I did and it was China, I looked at all the other types and they all came from China.

That's a lot of air miles don't the French grow them anymore?

 

[pappajohn]

French are too busy growing onions

 

[pappajohn]

China leads the world's garlic production, accounting for 73.8% of world production, followed by India with 10.4%, Bangladesh with 1.7%, South Korea with 1.3% and Egypt with 1.2%

Appears to grow best in warm countries.

 

[Brains]

Just been to my local Asda to pickup a few bits including garlic, I don't normally look at where it came from but this time I did and it was China, I looked at all the other types and they all came from China.

That's a lot of air miles don't the French grow them anymore?

I very much doubt it's flown in.
Aeroplanes only carry three things in bulk: People, Documents and small low density high value items (which includes Flowers!)

It will be Shipped in.
The cost of a container load of garlic from China to the UK is much the same as a lorry load from France.

However the cost of growing in China will be a lot less than the same amount in France.
As land, heating, polytunnels and picking and packing cost will be considerably less in China

Typically the cost to ship vs fly is 1:1,000
An airfreight broker will talk in dollars per kilo.
A ship broker will talk in dollars per tonne.

 

[U.Toadifact]

I hope Chinese garlic plays nicely with my British lambs' liver, British onions, British bacon, British butter and stock from British beef all of which are now simmering nicely in my slow cooker.

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[gus-lopez]

I very much doubt it's flown in.

Don't buy from Temu in europe then as it is 99% all flown in.

 

[Richard n Ann]

Aneta says Chinese garlic is full pesticides, they have no food standards.
Rice much the same

 

[Langtoftlad]

China leads the world's garlic production, accounting for 73.8% of world production, followed by India with 10.4%, Bangladesh with 1.7%, South Korea with 1.3% and Egypt with 1.2%

Appears to grow best in warm countries.

Things you learn on a Motorhome Forum

 

[Mullet Man]

The main problem with most Chinese garlic is, it isn't very garlicky. Best to grow your own if you can.
I often bring a plait back off a French market in the autumn. Not cheap initially, but you don't use much as it's nice and strong,keeps well.

 

[Brains]

Don't buy from Temu in europe then as it is 99% all flown in.

I think you will find, even in Spain, than it's mostly shipped in,
(if it does not come from Europe or North Africa where it's mostly trucked in)

All meat, hard fruit and veg, such as apples, bananas, potatoes, rice, wheat & grains, etc is brought in by ship.
It would simply be way too expensive to do it any other way.

But, yes, things like some out of season soft fruit are bought in by air, and will have a price on the shelves to reflect that.

No one is going to be flying a 747 filled with beans from the the other side of the planet, as the cost on the shelves would be too high to justify the cost.
(Fresh Strawberries at Xmas. £3 each!)

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[LesW]

Garlic.. for people who can't cook

 

[Simon Meadwell]

I find Chinese garlic has a harsh taste much prefer French

 

[The Wino]

A recent find for me is frozen chopped garlic from Tesco easy to use and just get out what you need

 

[Carolyn and Kev]

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Tried these on a few occasions...The mixed bulbs are quite nice to be honest. Got to be worth a go ?

Kev

 

[Figaro]

I noticed that the last garlic I bought was not very garlicy.
I didn't look where it came from but having read this thread I've blacklisted any future purchases of Chinese garlic

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[Russell's Dad]

It's got mind-control mini micro chips in it. The French can't be arsed fitting gadgetry in theirs.

 

[busby]

Just been to my local Asda to pickup a few bits including garlic, I don't normally look at where it came from but this time I did and it was China, I looked at all the other types and they all came from China.

That's a lot of air miles don't the French grow them anymore?

England grows garlic..these air miles are a laugh..Supermarkets always going on about how green they are..Grapes from Peru..onions from N.Z...cabbages from Spain Oh Please!.tomatoes in summer from Holland.tasteless crap..I always check labels..BUSBY

 

[PaddyM]

Isle of Wight garlic is superb

 

[Langtoftlad]

No one is going to be flying a 747 filled with beans from the the other side of the planet,

Well BA used to have their cargo holds filled with green beans ex NBO

 

[Mullet Man]

Quick Google of what gets flown to UK includes Asparagus from Peru,Green beans from Kenya,Berries from South Africa and Apples from the southern hemisphere depending on season, to name a few.

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[Joethejoiner]

Garlic.. for people who can't cook

Garlic is a flavour enhancer . Present in lots of food that people , who hate garlic , love

 

[chaser]

The main problem with most Chinese garlic is, it isn't very garlicky. Best to grow your own if you can.
I often bring a plait back off a French market in the autumn. Not cheap initially, but you don't use much as it's nice and strong,keeps well.

Now is the time to set your own garlic , I have in fact spent all morning setting ours out, been growing the same variety for about 8 years now all started from a couple of garlic from blaye market, just break up a garlic and set each clove about 6 inches apart and you will end up with about twelve times as many garlic .
Easy to grow as there aren't many pests that affect them, just keep them weeded and around next may they will be ready for pulling up.

 

[gus-lopez]

I buy local garlic from markets or failing that spanish from aldi's or carrefour.
If when you put a tooth in your mouth it doesn't burn the inside then it isn't strong.

 

[Mr porky]

Chinese garlic is awful, we try to avoid if we can.

 

[Dorwyn]

Things you learn on a Motorhome Forum

Soon to forget

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[JJ]

Disgusting, filthy, smelly muck...

China is welcome to it...

JJ

 

[Dorwyn]

FIL, an ex WW2 pilot, would react equally strongly to any thought of garlic having been brought up with a bland wartime diet. To celebrate a major anniversary we took them to a lovely Southdowns wild wood for a picnic. We thoughtlessly set the picnic up in a wild garlic patch!!

 

[chaser]

I have a brother in law who would always say he wasn't eating garlic even though he had never tasted it.
We went , many years ago now on a hotel holiday as a fousome with my late wife and her sister , Well we had evening meals in this hotel and they always brought loads of potatoes out in dishes and bil kept eating loads of them saying how nice they were.
None of us had the heart to tell him they were garlic potatoes, a still to this day he won't touch garlic

 

[gus-lopez]

Chinese garlic is awful, we try to avoid if we can.

Another watchful eye has to be kept on Honey which is another the chinese creep in if you aren't careful

 

[ChrisL]

Disgusting, filthy, smelly muck...

China is welcome to it...

JJ

JJ going for the blandest option on the menu

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