On Thu, 06 Mar 2008 17:43:19 -0500, Dave Smith
> wrote:

>sf wrote:
>
>> >Rub the fondue pot with garlic.
>>
>> I never understand this rubbing thing with garlic. I can't taste it
>> when I do that. Are other people's taste buds so refined, they can
>> taste such a small hint of garlic?
>
>Rubbing something with a clove of raw garlic is not a small hint. That
>can be pretty potent. I would think that it would give a good dose of
>garlic juice without having to worry about cooking chunks of it and
>having it develop a bitter taste.
>
All I can say is "Wow". Maybe the people who think rubbing (or
waving) a raw clove of garlic over something to impart flavor are of
predominantly English ancestry?

sf
who is too, but what other explanation is there?

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