Ail fumé - smoked garlic. Never seen this before! There is a specialty from the the north of France, L'ailfuméd'Arleux, but this was purchased in the southwest.
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bluesky I've never tried it and didn't buy any of it at that market in Gascony. I had a bag that was already so full I couldn't imagine cramming anything else into it! Thanks for saying hi.
wcs You obviously didn't smoke it the right way! :) Are you still by yourself?
Well, since you were carrying the heaviest basket that day, I did buy a braid. I'll experiment this week and let you know what I come up with- a smoked garlic soup with lardon croutons?
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A lovely atmospheic market photo; we love smoked garlic! Although it's not easy to find in our neck of the French woods here in the Haute-Loire.
I tried smoking garlic once. Nothing happened. ;)
bluesky
I've never tried it and didn't buy any of it at that market in Gascony.
I had a bag that was already so full I couldn't imagine cramming anything else into it!
Thanks for saying hi.
wcs
You obviously didn't smoke it the right way! :)
Are you still by yourself?
I saw this recently at a grocery here in NY. What do you do with it? It smelled amazing.
ann,
try this recipe;
http://www.thegarlicfarm.co.uk/garlicrec.asp
Doesn't it smell amazing!
Well, since you were carrying the heaviest basket that day, I did buy a braid. I'll experiment this week and let you know what I come up with- a smoked garlic soup with lardon croutons?
Kate,
It gives me an excuse to come back and go to the market in Nérac with you!
The soup sounds good!
I've never seen this either but very curious now. It's morning here - can't be thinking about garlic this early, more like corn flakes...
matt maddox,
There are some places in Gilroy, California that make and sell smoked garlic. Next time I run across it I'm buying a braid!
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