Should You Remove the Garlic Germ?
by Claire Lower on Skillet, shared by Claire Lower to from Lifehacker on (#41TFH)

If you have done any amount of garlic chopping, you have probably noticed a little sprout in the middle of the clove, called the "germ." Unlike other, pathogenic germs, this one won't hurt you, but removing it can make your dish taste a little better (sometimes).