Solo garlic

{{short description|Type of garlic with a single clove}}

{{Infobox cultivar

| name = Solo garlic

| image = Single clove garlic.jpg

| image_caption = Single clove garlic

| species = Allium sativum

| cultivar = Any

| origin = Yunnan

}}

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Image:SingleBulbGarlic.jpg

Solo garlic, also known as single clove garlic, chinese garlic, monobulb garlic, single bulb garlic, or pearl garlic,{{cite news |last1=Alex |first1=Renton |title=The best garlic varieties: a guide |url=https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/wordofmouth/2013/oct/08/best-garlic-varieties-lidl-peel-cloves |accessdate=21 January 2017 |work=The Guardian |date=8 October 2013}} is a type of Allium sativum (garlic).Official Journal of the European Union C 201, 23/07/2010: [http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:C:2010:201:FULL:EN:PDF Explanatory Notes to the Combined Nomenclature of the European Communities (PDF)], retrieved 30 January 2013 The size of the single clove varies from approximately 25 to 50 mm in diameter, with an average size between 35 and 45 mm.{{cite book | author=OECD | title=International Standards for Fruit and Vegetables Garlic | publisher=OECD Publishing | year=2017 | isbn=978-92-64-27294-1 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Fk1mDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA9 | access-date=2024-09-15 | page=9}} It has the flavour of the garlic clove but is somewhat milder and slightly perfumed. The appearance is akin to that of a pickling onion, with white skin and often purple stripes. Compared to traditional garlic, solo garlic offers the advantage of being easy to peel quickly.

Single clove garlic originated in the mountainous Yunnan province of southwestern China. It is not a single variety of garlic, but rather a product of specific planting practices. As a result, single cloved versions of other garlic species such as Allium nigrum and Allium ampeloprasum are also available.