This is a list of garlic dishes, comprising dishes and foods that use garlic as a main ingredient.

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chive Chives, scientific name ''Allium schoenoprasum'', is a species of flowering plant in the family Amaryllidaceae that produces edible leaves and flowers. Their close relatives include the common onions, garlic, shallot, leek, scallion, and C ...

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Garlic dishes

* Agliata – a savory and pungent garlic sauce and condiment in Italian cuisine used to flavor and accompany broiled or boiled meats, fish and vegetables. *

Aioli Aioli, allioli or aïoli ( or ; Provençal oc, alhòli or ''aiòli'' ; ca, allioli ; es, alioli ) is a cold sauce consisting of an emulsion of garlic and olive oil; it is found in the cuisines of the northwest Mediterranean, from Andalusia ...

– a Mediterranean sauce made of garlic and olive oil; in some regions other emulsifiers such as egg are used. * Bagna càuda – a dish from

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made of garlic, anchovies, olive oil and butter, it is served and consumed in a manner similar to fondue. *

Česnečka ''Česnečka'' is a garlic soup in Czech cuisine and Slovak cuisine consisting of a thin broth, garlic, sliced potatoes and spices such as caraway, marjoram and cumin. A significant amount of garlic is typically used, and it is typically served w ...

– a garlic soup in Czech cuisine and Slovak cuisine consisting of a thin broth, a significant amount of garlic, sliced potatoes and spices such as caraway, marjoram and cumin. *

Garlic bread Garlic bread (also called garlic toast) consists of bread (usually a baguette or sour dough like a ciabatta), topped with garlic and olive oil or butter and may include additional herbs, such as oregano or chives. It is then either grilled unt ...

* Garlic butter * Garlic chutney – prepared using fresh garlic, dry or fresh coconut, groundnuts and green or red chili peppers, additional ingredients are also sometimes used. *

Garlic fingers Garlic fingers (French: Doigts à l'ail) known also as garlic cheese fingers are an Atlantic Canadian dish, similar to a pizza in shape and size and made with the same type of dough. Instead of being cut in triangular slices, they are presented ...

– an Atlantic Canadian dish similar in shape and size to a pizza and made with the same type of

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, instead of being cut in triangular slices, they are presented in thin strips, or "fingers". *

Garlic ice cream Garlic ice cream is a flavour of ice cream consisting mainly of vanilla, or honey, and cream as a base, to which garlic is added. It has been featured at many garlic festivals, including the Gilroy Garlic Festival in Gilroy, California. Preparat ...

– has been a dish at many garlic festivals * Garlic oil *

Garlic rice ''Sinangag'' (), also called garlic fried rice or garlic rice, is a Filipino fried rice dish cooked by stir-frying pre-cooked rice with garlic. The rice used is preferably stale, usually leftover cooked rice from the previous day, as it resul ...

– a Filipino fried rice dish made from stir-frying garlic and stale leftover cooked rice, and seasoned with salt. *

Garlic sauce Garlic sauce is a sauce prepared using garlic as a primary ingredient. It is typically a pungent sauce, with the depth of garlic flavor determined by the amount of garlic used. The garlic is typically crushed or finely diced. Simple garlic sauce ...

– typically a pungent sauce, with the depth of garlic flavor determined by the amount of garlic used *

Garlic sausage Garlic sausage is a type of meat sausage prepared using garlic as a primary ingredient. It is prepared using pork or beef/veal, or a combination of pork and beef. It can be prepared using fresh or dried garlic, including dried granulated garlic. ...

– prepared using garlic and pork or beef/veal, or a combination of pork and beef. *

Garlic soup Garlic soup is a type of soup using garlic as a main ingredient. In Spanish cuisine, ''sopa de ajo'' (soup of garlic) is a traditional garlic soup made with bread and egg poached in chicken broth, and laced with garlic and sherry. By country ...

– many versions exist worldwide * Ginger garlic masala – a crushed mixture of raw ginger and garlic cloves * Garlic

vinegar Vinegar is an aqueous solution of acetic acid and trace compounds that may include flavorings. Vinegar typically contains 5–8% acetic acid by volume. Usually, the acetic acid is produced by a double fermentation, converting simple sugars to et ...

Honey garlic sauce Honey garlic sauce is a sweet and sour sauce that tastes like a mix between honey and garlic, popular in Canada. Honey garlic is one of the many sauces put on chicken wings, ribs, and other foods such as meatballs. See also * Garlic sauce * ...

Laba garlic Laba, Łaba, or LABA may refer to: Places *Laba River, in Russia *Bolshaya Laba River, in Russia *Wadi Laba River, in Eritrea *Laba Forest, protected forest in Burkina Faso *Laba Township, in Lancang Lahu Autonomous County, Yunnan, China People ...

– a vinegar-preserved garlic with a refined green coloration and a sour and slightly spicy flavor, its name derives from typically being prepared on December 8 of the

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(lunar month December the eighth, the Laba Festival, a traditional Chinese holiday). *

Mujdei ''Mujdei'' (, plural: ''mujdeie'') is a spicy Romanian sauce. It is made from garlic cloves crushed and ground into a paste, salted and mixed energetically with vegetable oil (almost always sunflower oil). Depending on regional preferences and t ...

– a spicy Romanian sauce made from garlic cloves crushed and ground into a paste, salted and mixed energetically with water and vegetable oil. *

Persillade Persillade () is a sauce or seasoning mixture of parsley (french: persil) chopped together with seasonings including garlic, herbs, oil, and vinegar. In its simplest form, just parsley and garlic, it is a common ingredient in many dishes, part ...

– a sauce or seasoning mixture of parsley chopped together with seasonings including garlic, herbs, oil, and vinegar. *

Pistou Pistou ( Provençal: ''pisto'' (classical) or ''pistou'' (Mistralian), ), or pistou sauce, is a Provençal cold sauce made from cloves of garlic, fresh basil, and olive oil. It is somewhat similar to the Ligurian sauce pesto, although it lacks pi ...

– a Provençal cold sauce made from cloves of garlic, fresh basil, and olive oil. It is somewhat similar to the Ligurian sauce pesto, although it lacks pine nuts. *

Skordalia Skordalia or skordhalia or skorthalia (Greek: σκορδαλιά , also called αλιάδα, aliada/aliatha), is a thick purée in Greek cuisine made of garlic in a base of potatoes, walnuts, almonds or liquid-soaked stale bread mixed with o ...

– a thick puree in Greek cuisine made by combining crushed garlic with a bulky base, such as a purée of potatoes, walnuts, almonds or liquid-soaked stale bread, and then beating the mixture in olive oil to make a smooth emulsion. Vinegar is often added. * Smoked garlic *

Toum Salsat toum or toumya (Arabic pronunciation of 'garlic') is a garlic sauce common to the Levant. Similar to the Provençal aioli, there are many variations, a common one containing garlic, salt, olive oil or vegetable oil, and lemon juice, tr ...

– a garlic sauce common to the

Levant The Levant () is an approximate historical geographical term referring to a large area in the Eastern Mediterranean region of Western Asia. In its narrowest sense, which is in use today in archaeology and other cultural contexts, it is eq ...

, it is similar to Provençal aioli, and contains garlic, salt, olive oil or vegetable oil, and lemon juice. It is traditionally crushed together using a wooden

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Vanillerostbraten Vanillerostbraten ("vanilla roast beef" in German) is an Austrian beef cutlet dish prepared with garlic, salt, pepper, butter, onions, and brown bouillon and normally served with fried potatoes. Vanilla is not included in the recipe. When the di ...

– an Austrian beef cutlet dish prepared with garlic, salt, pepper, butter, onions, and brown bouillon and normally served with fried potatoes

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