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Please "Like" if you enjoy the video, subscribe to the channel, and turn on notifications! And please consider supporting OTR on Patreon. Thanks so much to anyone who does; your support truly keeps us going. http://www.patreon.com/OTRontheroad Website: http://www.OTRontheroad.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/otr.offtherails/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y%3D - It's in everything- but we never talk about it. Garlic is the unsung hero in cuisine; used in everything from Thai Som Tam to Italian Marinara to Lebanese Hummus. But it's never the star of the show. There might not be another ingredient so ubiquitous across so many different regions and cultures; and how garlic spread is a fascinating story of medicine, mythology, trade, and some epic characters. And vampires. - 0:00 - Intro 1:05 - The Hidden Flavor 5:00 - Allium 8:05 - First Uses 10:44 - An Uzbek Lunch 14:48 - Garlic Begins to Spread 18:18 - Medicine 20:27 - Greece and Rome 23:25 - Opa 26:49 - The Religious Divide 30:24 - Petar Blagojevic 32:06 - Vampires and Garlic 34:34 - A Romanian Feast 42:50 - Wild Garlic and Leeks 44:55 - The Arab Compromise 47:08 - Spain, Portugal, and Sicily 49:22 - The Maritime Breakthrough 52:15 - Garlic Perfection 1:01:14 - East Asia and Gilroy California 1:07:08 - Garlic as a Life Saver 1:11:15 - Everywhere 1:13:32 - Sichuan Food and Credits - Video Credits: https://youtu.be/fi1mP3phH00?si=T2duXjaUSJMMXJqr https://youtu.be/FUpQuWFR05E?si=MhhqtOQ2OPcFNJLq https://youtu.be/bFzpqWXFSTo?si=ZJQaK_Dk-zWfeW6V https://youtu.be/A3xHJzNNM2A?si=eioc2-EjjrtYP9Ec https://youtu.be/y74RDq28Sro?si=jYpcMW9mhlroF4zw https://youtu.be/UYCKIroDVBY?si=IBcFmWi8HV121NMK https://youtu.be/Ux15qxsfBV0?si=nTP-BRt0LLY8cpLe https://youtu.be/v3-QK4HTbSQ?si=-vE4ix8IhpYrZp5i https://youtu.be/4a-nf2T04Hs?si=g154G3v8p00l3zNl https://youtu.be/OFGFD8g4gcg?si=exx0bGDiZ1c8GTDf https://youtu.be/VfaiDXdsd0Y?si=QdMAmNtonpQpaQTU https://youtu.be/zTM6XfsLuyc?si=rfVdDwgoRFUG3uzN https://youtu.be/6J_8Oc2BzAc?si=aEHnX4xsn6XkauC9 https://youtu.be/Jb5MzTBVnl8?si=H014vx8_vxQlziY9 https://youtu.be/a-Yu8qOAEYQ?si=aI4AnZlYL17DJGHY https://youtu.be/D3w41jof9wE?si=TwnGn1FG2xoh0tEm https://youtu.be/xSDMTIe90AY?si=97pgYDV9RPEsHx_h https://youtu.be/RAj04V6a4bA?si=bWSZsx6P3a_Duz-u https://youtu.be/gcShBujgsIQ?si=1ztP37R9Nr6TOhgY https://youtu.be/OzfTQZVYKmY?si=ibJZf_y7xAzoicac https://youtu.be/Ktlq6IlFVpo?si=ipUcTBAd0OIPU2WW https://youtu.be/NxVd8qqVohE?si=apBDscXozZ-EHFbc https://youtu.be/eTucCw1w6Ak?si=sJIA1omsgtF1cGS8 https://youtu.be/w96JHFlDh44?si=2ZnzCutICGMwZHgY