Garlic

Garlic is one of the most popular natural herbs of the world which have very rich history for both culinary and medicinal purposes.

Garlic, is a species in the onion family Alliaceae.. Its close relatives include the onion,shallot,leek, and chive.. Garlic has been used throughout recorded history for both culinary and medicinal purposes. It has a characteristic pungent, spicy flavor that mellows and sweetens considerably with cooking. A bulb of garlic, the most commonly used part of the plant, is divided into numerous fleshy sections called cloves. Single clove garlic (also called Pearl garlic or Solo garlic) also exists -- it originates in the Yunnan province of China. The cloves are used as seed, for consumption (raw or cooked), and for medicinal purposes. The leaves, stems , and flowers (bulbils) on the head (spathe) are also edible and are most often consumed while immature and still tender.

Garlic capital of the world
Garlic is grown globally, but China is by far the largest producer of garlic, with approximately 10.5 billion kilograms (23 billion pounds) annually, accounting for over 77% of world output. India (4.1%) and South Korea (2%) follow, with Russia (1.6%) in fourth place and the United States (where garlic is grown primarily as a cash corp in every state except for Alaska) in fifth place (1.4%). This leaves 16% of global garlic production in countries that each produce less than 2% of global output. Much of the garlic production in the United States is centered on gilroy.California, which calls itself the "garlic capital of the world.

Top ten Garlic producers country on 2008
1.Peoples Republic of China=12,088,000 Matric Tons

2.India=645,000Matric Tons

3.South Korea=325,000 Matric Tons

4.Russia=254,000 Matric Tons

5.United States=221,810 Matric Tons

6.Egypt=1,68,000 Matric Tons

7.Spain=1,42,400 Matric Tons

8.Argentina=140,000 Matric Tons

9।Myanmar=128,000 matric Tons

10.Ukraine=125,000 Matric Tons

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