Garlic of the Jewish Diaspora: Ashkenazi Three-Pack

Three heads of garlic. Four possible varieties. A taste of the places Ashkenazi Jewish communities have called home.

Each pack includes three heads of garlic, selected from four varieties originating in regions with deep histories of Ashkenazi Jewish life:

• Russian Giant

• Polish White

• Vekan Czech

• Ukrainian Rocambole

Garlic has survived as a key component of Jewish foodways to this day, exerting its potent influence across the global diaspora and flavoring Jewish dishes for 2,000 years. Learn more about Garlic of the Jewish Diaspora here!

An indispensable ingredient in the Jewish kitchen, garlic was such a prominent feature of day-to-day life that Jews were often referred to as “garlic eaters”—from Rabbis in the Talmud, who considered it an essential component of the celebratory Shabbat meal, to medieval antisemites in Europe, for whom eating garlic could serve as a marker of Jewishness.

Plant them, grow them, cook with them, and join us in exploring the agricultural stories carried by garlic across generations and geographies. This variety pack is not meant to represent the full breadth of the Ashkenazi Jewish diaspora. It is a beginning.