# Cooking with garlic: dumb question

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cooking-with-garlic-dumb-question/483381>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [January 28, 2009, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cooking-with-garlic-dumb-question/483381 "2009-01-28T14:28:41Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![LurkMeister](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/3da27b/32.png) [@LurkMeister](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LurkMeister)\
**Post date:** [February 5, 2009, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cooking-with-garlic-dumb-question/483381/81 "2009-02-05T20:50:58Z")

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No wonder my scrambled eggs have been so crunchy.

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**Author:** ![Aestivalis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d6d6ee/32.png) [@Aestivalis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aestivalis)\
**Post date:** [February 5, 2009, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cooking-with-garlic-dumb-question/483381/82 "2009-02-05T21:44:44Z")

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You’d be surprised at how good even raw garlic can taste. I mash up minced garlic with some salt to make a paste, and stir it into guacamole. Now that’s fantastic! I can’t help but lick my fingers after I’m done making garlic paste either…

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