Motou Purple Skin Garlic

Motou Purple Skin Garlic

　　Motou, located close to the banks of the Hutuo River, boasts fertile loamy soil and a moist terrain—ideal conditions for growing purple skin garlic. Motou purple skin garlic features plump bulbs with large cloves, typically four or six per bulb, tightly packed together. The cloves are a deep purplish-red, with thin yet tough skins and a strong, pungent flavor. When crushed into paste, its color and taste remain unchanged overnight. Thanks to its outstanding quality, Motou purple skin garlic enjoys great popularity in the autumn and winter markets, with people eager to buy it—either for their own consumption or as gifts for family and friends. As a seasoning, it helps eliminate fishy odors; eaten raw, it enhances flavor, has antibacterial properties, and stimulates appetite. It can also be pickled into sweet-and-salty garlic or vinegar garlic. Suitable for all three meals and all seasons, this is one of the great contributions of Motou purple skin garlic to everyday life. (Yuanping)