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The taste so loud your whole apartment files a noise complaint by morning.

means Having the pungent taste or smell of garlic, often strongly enough to linger.

from From "garlic" plus the adjective-forming "-y." "Garlic" itself comes from Old English "garleac" — literally "spear-leek" (gar, a spear, plus leac, a leek), named for the plant's slender, blade-like leaves. So a garlicky dish is, etymologically, full of little spear-leeks.

sulfur source
Allicin forms only when garlic is crushed or cut.
breath physics
Garlic compounds exit via lungs, not just mouth.
milk fix
Fat in milk binds garlic's stink molecules.
sock test
Garlic on feet can be tasted hours later.
ancient cure
Egyptians fed it to pyramid builders for strength.
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gilroy garlic festival — annual event in california drawing 100,000+ visitors each july to celebrate garlic

the stinking rose restaurant — san francisco restaurant using garlic in nearly every dish, from garlic ice cream to garlic chicken

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