Garlic's Pungent Presence - The Spice of Life - BBC series 1983

The Spice of Life Series
In south west France, we see how this pungent member of the lily family is cultivated, and in Gilroy, California which supplies 90% of Americas crop,watch its processing into garlic powder and look in at their annual festival.
The Spice Of Life videos here are posted in tribute to Writer, Producer and Director Lyn Gambles
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[@dekoomers]

Can you believe this aired almost 40 years ago?

[@politecat4236]

I keep thinking the 1980s was only 20 years ago...

[@danielventre5040]

I feel good after watching this, seeing clear evidence that I'm not the only garlic-obsessed person in the world.

[@adrianh332]

Hell no mate I adore the stuff you're in excellent company.

[@bingeltube]

Very recommendable! Planning on a pilgrimage to the Garlic Festival in Gilroy, California

[@bingeltube]

@Adrian Heath I take this as an encouragement to visit this Garlic Festival :-)

[@Kaesewicht]

garlic is the best

[@Zichronot]

My first memory of garlic is walking into my grandmothers and smelling it really strongly. I spoke right up and was even a bit bossy about wanting to know what I was smelling. It made my legs feel odd. Anyone ever hear of that happening? A very powerful memory. I think I was 5. It's why I am watching this in a playlist I put together on garlic. ✌

[@politecat4236]

This sound like a fetish origin story

[@politecat4236]

I like to chew cloves of garlic. Its addictive it burns so good

[@rm2kking]

I’ve become addicted to roasted garlic. Just taking the whole bulb, chopping about 1/4 once of the top off to expose the cloves, brush on olive oil and season with sea salt and fresh ground black pepper. Then wrap in aluminum foil and pop in the toaster oven. It’s amazing.

[@waivedwench]

I'll have to remember that "garlic gods" prayer!!

[@adrianh332]

In Britain we too have a Garlic festival on the Isle of Wight, it gets bigger each year everything including food stalls some of which serve garlic ice cream.

[@politecat4236]

I chew on cloves of garlic. I hate people being near to me or talking to me so its works out pretty well. I also smoke. I just want to be left alone

[@robotpanda77]

The chef took two bites of that desert and almost angrily stuck his spoon in it and put it down. lol I don't think he liked it.

[@politecat4236]

It clearly didn't have enough garlic for him. Totally justified

[@barrettfinnley1531]

InstaBlaster

[@leighellington21]

A crying shame the Garlic Festival is sadly no more.

[@sreejayabhattacharjeegodfr3323]

Gilroy south of San Francisco is the Garlic capital of California

[@GD15555]

When people used to eat normal food now it’s fries and burger

[@GenerationJonesi]

Yum!

[@plantsarewonderful7516]

Great video, i enjoy watching videos about foods & spices.

[@TheMostEccentric]

5:23 guess you could say that garlic... makes loving fun

[@politecat4236]

11.06 Bluto be enjoying his meal

[@mcgibs]

I wonder if that restaurant is still around. Probably not.

[@lucile2]

mcgibs it is! Beverly Hills

[@rionthemagnificent2971]

i'd like to challenge him for that turban. I'm a garlic fiend. love it roasted, in foods, pickled, on my popcorn, hell i'll even eat it raw, with nothing. though yes i smell horrid after a binge.

[@politecat4236]

Do you also like to chew on the raw cloves? Someone else understands! It burns so good! Discovered it using garlic to treat a sore throat.

[@dannyhughes9874]

How can so few eat so much?

[@SikanderG]

The garlic enthusiast people were WEIRD! I mean I love garlic but there's definitely such a thing as too much of it.

[@jamesfrederick.]

Yeah I’m with u man

[@rainbowkitten8990]

I agree with you

[@BigPuddin]

They were the insufferable hipsters of their time.

[@jamesfrederick.]

This is kinda strange

[@politecat4236]

DAFUQ is Bluto doing rollin' on up? 02.11

[@jjh11]

24:19

[@adrianh332]

Those guys in the restaurant sound so pretentious 😂

[@dalkrin]

Innocents died for the sake of garlic recently. Glad to view this time capsule of a video.

[@GD15555]

I eat garlic raw. Just the best

[@RhysChristian490]

The garlic cult was so absurd!!

[@ryoga808]

These garlic cult people come off as very weird.

[@DianeHasHopeInChrist]

What do you expect from Californicators? They are STILL superficial idiots.

[@DianeHasHopeInChrist]

Wanna be's....in the 80's. That guy in the red jacket.....doesn't know what he's talking about, and won't shut up.

[@politecat4236]

Wtf you say,,?,,????

[@rionthemagnificent2971]

yeah its self-asorbed bullshit. the wine scene made me cringe. The Art of "Sommelier" is complete bollocks.

[@JamesPawson]

This is the only episode of this series I don't like.

[@michaeljordan4457]

It is informative therefore it is great

[@catslikesaltandvinegarcris110]

My intention is not to piss people off here... But ima' bout' to start a war. There's two type of folk: A) Those whom believe garlic to be toxic (a few egs...Jainists, Hair Krishna's, the English royals, Yogis') B) Those who bathe everything in garlic (including their neighbours kid and their cats). Garlic cannot be overrated in their opinion. Which one are you?

[@catslikesaltandvinegarcris110]

Garrrr ☠️👅 lick

[@mustwereallydothis]

Hearing that fool claiming the USA was breaking down the stigma against garlic was hilarious. Typical, western narcissism that. Meanwhile it was only westerners who had a problem with it. The rest of the world always loved the stuff.

[@terrortower666]

you better not be disrespecting Edward Woodward there

[@mustwereallydothis]

@@terrortower666 pardon me for the abrupt subject change but what the actual f*** is up with that screen name?

[@pinetree1616]

he's jewish, not white gentile.

[@mustwereallydothis]

@@pinetree1616 and how is that relevant exactly?

[@politecat4236]

@@mustwereallydothis WHAT THE FUCK ARE YOU ON ABOUT????

[@howardhustleporker9010]

Those garlic weirdos were bloviated California yuppies

[@hattiewhitson7736]

Bit pretentious bunch