Egyptians
worshiped garlic and placed clay models of garlic bulbs in the tomb of Tutankhamen.
Garlic was so highly prized; it was even used as currency. Folklore holds that
garlic repelled vampires, protect against the Evil Eye, and rid off jealous nymphs
said to terrorize pregnant women and engaged maidens. And let us not forget to
mention the alleged aphrodisiacal
powers of garlic which have been extolled through the ages.
