A surprise that showed up at the Goddard State Park Farmer’s Market in the last couple of weeks is a garlic purveyor from Exeter, RI. Fisherville Farm specializes in hardneck garlics and they had about six varieties available at the last market. I picked up two heads of each type that they had available- Marino, Romanian, German Red, Temptress, Bavarian and German Porcelain which range from “Hot and strong” to “buttery with sweet aftertaste” (they identify the varieties by color-coding the tips of the stem and handing out an information sheet). I’ve been sneaking them into mashed potatoes and pasta dishes to see if we can tell the difference…some of them are pretty pungent raw, but after some cooking they all have been really good!
-Josh
