a clove tree. Native to Indonesia, the buds are harvested and then dried. Sold as whole cloves, the dried buds are hard and brown with one end being pointed and the other more bulbous and bloomed.

Garlic has many culinary uses. The cloves are separated, peeled and then used whole, or chopped or crushed. If the garlic is old, be sure to remove the bitter ‘germ’ from the centre of the clove.