Claire is Lifehacker's Senior Food Editor. She has a B.S. in chemistry, a decade of food journalism experience, and a deep love for mayonnaise and MSG. With a few noticeable exceptions, such as ...

If you’ve ever cooked with garlic, you may have noticed that this beloved, pungent ingredient can sometimes turn blue or green after it’s cut, grated, or cooked. Or maybe you've observed the garlic ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Colorful garlic might catch you by surprise, especially if you’re used to standard white garlic. Here’s what to know. Garlic is a ...

What does it mean if your garlic ends up with a bluish hue? Do you have to throw it out? Fortunately, blue garlic is a totally normal effect of the pickling process. The color change occurs due to a ...

Garlic is one of those ingredients cooks rarely expect to surprise them. You slice it, crush it, toss it into hot oil or a jar of pickles, and it quietly does its job. But sometimes it behaves ...