2006-12-19 12:28:14 · 12 answers · asked by james p 2 in Food & Drink ➔ Other - Food & Drink
I don't think so.
http://www.viable-herbal.com/herbdesc1/1garlic.htm
Garlic is a member of the lily family closely related to onions and leeks. Garlic has been cultivated for thousands of years for its therapeutic benefits by the ancient Egyptians, Greeks, Romans, Indians and Chinese. Primary use of Garlic was as a treatment for headaches, weakness & fatigue, wounds, sores and infections. It was regarded as a physically enhancing tonic, and was used by the first Olympic athletes as an energizer.
The scientific community has long respected GARLIC AS A PLANT possessing impressive therapeutic activity
2006-12-19 12:51:34 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is in the onion family, so no, but most people who probably just use garlic powder, which looks like the other ground spices they have, consider it as a spice, and it is used in much the same way as other spices, obviously to give dishes flavor, but when cooking you often add it with onions or sautee it, which is different than just adding sprinklings of spices here and there...I think it is sometimes classified in cooking as an 'aromatic,' like carrots, celery and onions sometimes are. And, unlike other ground spices at least, garlic (the fresh kind, the kind you SHOULD be using because it makes a world of difference), burns really easy. Just fyi.
2006-12-19 12:43:50 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. It is a herb.
Garlic is one of the most versatile flavors to ever grace a kitchen. It not only tastes wonderful, it's very good for your body. It is one of Mother Nature's most precious gift to cooks of all levels of expertise.
Garlic (allium sativum) has lovingly been dubbed The Stinking Rose, yet it is actually a member of the lily (Liliaceae) family and a cousin to onions, leeks, chives, and shallots.
The edible bulb or head of garlic is composed of smaller cloves. It is a root crop, with the bulb growing underground.
2006-12-19 12:41:28 · answer #3 · answered by Concerned of legality 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My God! I cannot believe the answerers before me! Garlic is an vegetable, used as an herb. Like onions it is actually in the lily family.
2006-12-19 12:36:52 · answer #4 · answered by Lisa 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well since most people nowadays seem to get their garlic from a shaker-can, most people consider it to be a spice.
In its true form, it is a vegetable, and almost indispensable to the well stocked kitchen.
2006-12-19 12:44:26 · answer #5 · answered by Danzarth 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Garlic is a vegetable.
Spices come from the bark, (like cinamon), seeds, (like coriander), or buds (like cloves) of the plant.
Herbs by the way come from the leaves of the plant.
Chef Mark
2006-12-19 12:40:16 · answer #6 · answered by Chef Mark 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes - yes it is! And very good for you - it aids circulation and helps your heart.
2006-12-19 12:33:37 · answer #7 · answered by Carla C 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes
2006-12-19 12:31:20 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Don't think so. But people think it is because it adds flavor....
2006-12-19 12:32:02 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes.
2006-12-19 13:03:43 · answer #10 · answered by katarzyna15612@sbcglobal.net 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋