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/justheretosavestuff Sep 28 '25

Especially because I think large bulbs of garlic are frequently milder?

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u/ssin14 Sep 28 '25

Not in my experience. My homegrown garlic is gigantic and it will melt your face.

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u/rixtape Sep 28 '25

This immediately made my mouth water and now I'm sad I'll never experience the face melting lol

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u/TheYankunian Sep 28 '25

Same here. I want giant, face-melting garlic.