21May09 Stinking Rose by Colin

No one knows why garlic is called the stinking rose.
'Rose' is obvious because sometimes it looks like a rose when the dry out layers peel off the garlic bulb.
But 'stinking' is a puzzle, because it smells so gorgeous.
This explanation is completely opposite the version obtained from Google when I looked it up.
They must have misprinted it.
I used this big fat bulb when I cooked 'chicken with forty cloves of garlic' later.
The recipe for this wonderful feast can be found on the website for the Stinking Rose restaurants in San Fransisco and Beverley Hills.
However I included the two little plum tomato halves to add flavour to the dish.