• petersr@lemmy.world
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    1 day ago

    I am not really sure if it is due to surface area directly, but more with the number of garlic cells being crushed, causing the potent component to be released in defense.

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      20 hours ago

      You also need to cook 2,3 in this state, or you just crush all the cells in your mouth and end up with 4.