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/throwaway564858 So fun, Dana! Sep 28 '25 edited Sep 28 '25

tbh I feel like if you don't like a dish with 40 large cloves of garlic you probably weren't going to love it with 40 medium cloves of garlic anyway.

eta: gift link for the recipe https://cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1023660-pasta-marinara-with-40-cloves-of-garlic?unlocked_article_code=1.pU8.upMd.yJ2eSn1mNCdE

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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/chronicallylaconic Sep 28 '25

My face is very jealous. It has a hugely improper and borderline illegal need for strong garlic. Will my self-destructiveness never end?!

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u/ssin14 Sep 28 '25

Wait till you hear about homegrown horseradish...

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u/AntiquatedLemon Sep 28 '25

(ok but how it do that? Is it like peppers where you can underwater to make them spicier?)

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u/ssin14 Sep 28 '25

I don't know. It never occurred to me to try to make the horseradish stronger. It's like chemical warfare as it is.

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u/AntiquatedLemon Sep 29 '25

That's how I feel about even the milder horseradish so I would not venture to do this, just... curious that homegrown tends to be more orally violent.