Garlic of the Jewish Diaspora Mystery Pack

Four heads. A world of garlic. A little mystery.

Each Garlic of the Jewish Diaspora Mystery Pack includes four heads of garlic, selected from varieties connected to places across the Jewish diaspora:

• Greek Silverskin

• Russian Giant

• Polish White

• Vekan Czech

• Moroccan Creole

• Donasti Spain

• Ukrainian/Italian 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 garlic an essential component of the celebratory Shabbat meal, to medieval antisemites in Germany and Spain, where simply eating garlic could land someone in trouble with the Inquisition.

This pack is an invitation to plant, grow, taste, and help preserve the stories carried by these varieties. This variety pack is not meant to represent the full breadth of the Jewish diaspora. It is a beginning.