Garlic, vegetable or spice?

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In India, a controversy has started over whether garlic is a vegetable or a spice and now the matter has reached the court. The Rajasthan High Court has asked the state government whether garlic is a vegetable or a spice. In fact, according to the Rajasthan government's new law of 2016, garlic should be sold in the grain market, but before that, it was sold in the vegetable market. According to the garlic sellers, m In India, a controversy has started over whether garlic is a vegetable or a spice and now the matter has reached the court. The Rajasthan High Court has asked the state government whether garlic is a vegetable or a spice. In fact, according to the Rajasthan government's new law of 2016, garlic should be sold in the middlemen pay a 6% commission for selling vegetables in the market but pay only a 2% commission in the grain market and this is the problem of those who sell garlic. What does the research say? According to research by the US Department of Agriculture, garlic has been used for about 5,000 years. History proves that the Babylonians used it 4500 years ago. According to a 2017 report released by the United Nations, the largest cultivation of garlic is in China. About 66% of garlic production is grown in China. South Africa and India rank second and third in garlic production, while the United States ranks fourth.

The report, citing 1700-year-old Indian Sanskrit texts, says that when Vishnu beheaded Rahu, the king of Asuras, garlic came out of his blood. In this report, garlic has been declared a vegetable. What do the experts say? According to Dr. Pritam Kalia, a vegetable scientist at the Indian Agricultural Research Institute, garlic is primarily a vegetable but is used as a spice. It is processed and used as a spice. According to Dr. Pritam Kalia, 'There should be no controversy about the sale of garlic as it has always been sold in the vegetable market, it is not sold in the grain market, it is always eaten as a vegetable with vegetables. Is. Whether you make a sauce out of it or put it in a vegetable, it is grown as a vegetable.

Garlic that grows underground is usually sown in October and November and its harvest is ready by April.

     South Africa and India are second and third in garlic production, while the United States is fourth. The report, citing 1700-year-old Indian Sanskrit texts, says that when Vishnu beheaded Rahu, the king of Asuras, garlic came out of his blood. In this report, garlic has been declared a vegetable.

  What is conflict?

1. What does the research say?

00According to research by the US Department of Agriculture, garlic has been used for about 5,0 years. History proves that the Babylonians used it 4500 years ago.
According to a 2017 report released by the United Nations, most garlic is grown in China. About 66% of garlic production is grown in China.


South Africa and India are second and third in garlic production, while the United States is fourth. The traders' association selling potatoes, onions, and garlic in Jodhpur has filed a petition in the Rajasthan High Court over the dispute. In this petition, they have asked why they should sell garlic in the grain market.
"We have been selling garlic in the vegetable market for the last 40 years," said Bansi Lal Sank president of the Potato, Onion, and Garlic Traders Association. To date, there has been no problem. The vegetable market is indeed getting smaller now but the government should think of making it  According to the Rajasthan government, due to a lack of space in the vegetable market, the government changed the law in 2016 to sell garlic in the grain market. Garlic production was booming in 2016.
The BBC sought the Rajasthan government's position in this regard but could not reach a government official or spokesperson.
When it comes down to it, here are some interesting facts about garlic that you may not 

What does the research say?According to research by the US Department of Agriculture, garlic has been used for about 5,000 years. History proves that the Babylonians used it 4500 years ago.
According to a 2017 report released by the United Nations, most garlic is grown in China. About 66% of garlic production is grown in China.
South Africa and India are second and third in garlic production, while the United States is fourth.،تصویر کا ذریعہ
What is conflict? The traders' association selling potatoes, onions, and garlic in Jodhpur has filed a petition in the Rajasthan High Court over the dispute. In this petition, they have asked why they should sell garlic in the grain market.
"We have been selling garlic in the vegetable market for the last 40 years," said Bansi Lal Sankhala, president of the Potato, Onion, and Garlic Traders Association. To date, there has been no problem. The vegetable market is indeed getting smaller now but the government should think of making it bigger and not bothering the traders.