Ail de Pays Gers is a softneck garlic. The large, white bulbs have 8 to 12 cloves in them. The clove skin will often have purple or pink stripes. Inside, the flesh is tan coloured, with a hotter taste than many other garlics. History Notes Ail de Pays Gers Garlic originated near Bergiers, France.
Softneck Garlic
Softneck Garlic
Softneck garlic is the term used for a grouping of garlic varieties that grow a smaller stalk above ground that does not have a hard central core, as do those garlics in the other major group of garlic, called “hardneck.” Softneck garlics have larger bulbs than hardneck garlics. The bulbs don’t have as much coloration…