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蒜，又稱大蒜。原生於中亞或西亞地區，4000多年的埃及文明即有人工栽種大蒜的記載。蒜自漢朝由張騫自西域傳入中國，約於18世紀時自中國傳至台灣，並於同一世紀間由歐洲傳至北美。
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一些史料記載，在古代，蒜頭被視為可以補充精力的食品，建造埃及金字塔的奴隸及古羅馬希臘的士兵都食用。西方世界甚至認為大蒜有驅魔的力量。
然而，當蒜開始出現在餐桌之後，成為五大辛香料之一，對現代世界的飲食產生了巨大的影響力，家家幾乎是「不可一日無蒜」。
在台灣，蒜一般作為調味料使用，無論生食或加熱皆宜；中式料理經常將蒜用於爆香、燉湯，亦有醃漬成糖蒜，為一種風味獨特的開胃小點的食用方式。久經醃漬的黑蒜則被當做補品。
▋有些料理，非蒜苗不可
蒜為石蒜科蔥屬多年生草本植物，葉身狹長扁平呈淡綠色，全株可食，埋於土裡的地下鱗莖稱為蒜頭，味道辛辣，具提高人體免疫力功效。
春季時將大蒜種於土裡會長出青色幼苗，一定程度後，其莖葉即稱為蒜苗，又稱青蒜，可作蔬菜食用，是客家鹹湯圓、麻辣鍋沾料、臘肉的好搭檔。大蒜在生長一段時間後會從蒜苗中抽出花莖，稱為蒜薹，口感脆嫩清甜，可清炒或涼拌料理。
主要產區為雲林縣，栽培面積占9成，其餘為彰化縣、台南市；主要品種有「和美」及「大片黑」。台灣一般約於9～10月間栽種，隔年3～4月收成，本土蒜供應有4個月左右的缺口，由進口蒜補充。
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What's Taiwan's ultimate street food? That's sure to spark heated debate. But according to the "Foreign Visitors' Top Taiwan Food Rankings" organized by Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs Department of Commerce, oyster omelet takes the crown.
Believed to have originated in Fujian, this dish appears in various forms across Chinese-speaking regions—some as proper dishes, others as street food. Each place has its own name and style, from Xiamen to Malaysia to the Chaoshan region.
空心菜─暗示「有心招待，無心留客」
原產於東南亞的空心菜，約於中國宋代時傳至東亞，北宋的《嘉祐補注本草》中即以「蕹菜」之名留下紀錄。
啤酒─水果、香菜、茶都能入酒
啤酒是世界上歷史最悠久的酒類之一，5000年前西亞的美索不達米亞壁畫上即見蹤跡。