If you've ever sliced into fresh garlic and wondered what the green shoots in the center are, you're not alone. Here's what the green shoots really mean.

There's a good chance you have plenty of garlic on hand to make pasta or mashed potatoes, but if you're tossing those bulbs ...

Garlic scapes are the curly green shoots that grow from garlic bulbs and are harvested before they flower in early summer.

Flavoursome garlic is an essential ingredient in so many recipes.  Easy to grow in the garden, it doesn’t take up too much space and it can be started off in the autumn or late winter in the ground or ...

Wash the green garlic well and chop everything-bulbs, stalks, the works. The tender stalks add a nice texture, so don't skip them. If you like your chutney on the milder side, deseed the green ...

But this falvourful green garlic is available only in winters. Wash the green garlic thoroughly and chop it, including the green stalks. You can use both the bulbs and the tender parts of the stalks.