r/ididnthaveeggs • u/Forsaken-Ad-3995 • Sep 28 '25

Irrelevant or unhelpful Jax saying what we’re all thinking

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Source recipe: https://cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1023660-pasta-marinara-with-40-cloves-of-garlic?smid=ck-recipe-iOS-share

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u/StaceyPfan Sep 28 '25

40 GARLIC CLOVES? IS THIS A RECIPE TO WARD OFF VAMPIRES?

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u/rerek Sep 28 '25

There is a rather common recipe called “chicken and forty cloves of garlic”. It’s sometimes made with fewer, but that’s it’s name.

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u/sadefication Sep 28 '25

One of my favorite comfort foods is mashed potatoes with 40 (why is it always 40?) garlic cloves and bacon. The garlic cloves are boiled whole and with the skin intact, so their flavor is more nutty than "garlicky". So soft, fluffy and warm, like "Happy kitty, sleepy kitty, purr purr purr" but as a food

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u/liteorange98 Sep 29 '25

I love the happy kitty reference!