Is there such a thing as too much garlic?

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Italy

When will Italians admit that garlic stinks? said TV executive Carlo Rossella in the Rome Il Foglio. There’s nothing worse than people breathing their noxious fumes at me after a garlic-laden lunch. I can’t stand eating the stuff, either—it gives me indigestion, and I “avoid it like a vampire.” So here’s my suggestion: Let’s ban the beastly bulb from restaurants. I already have a list of forward-thinking restaurants across Italy, where chefs who feel as I do have “outlawed it in their kitchens.” It’s time to take a stand for fresh breath.

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