Do you feed family garlic based dishes without considering the after smell the next day?

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Is this something other people consider at all? Say you have tweens or teens who are at an age where peers may notice things like garlic breath. Do you consider this at all and say not feed garlic bread night before school or if they are going to a party or something. Or do most people not give it a second thought? Just curious as it’s something I tend to avoid garlic if working next day but maybe I over worry

Never crossed my mind, and I've never smelt garlic on anyone the next day!

Never.

I have noticed garlic smell in others but they had eaten raw garlic.

Never think about it. I/they would have brushed teeth twice and probably had at least one more meal since then, so it's extremely unlikely to be noticeable the following day.

You’re over thinking this. It’s fine.

so only beige food on school nights no curries jerk chicken etc etc

My theory is that people who are mimsy about garlic smell normally reek of fabric softener, so it all evens out.

I think there is a difference between raw and cooked garlic for these purposes

There are many smelly foods - onion, butter, black pudding etc. I have never smelled garlic on anyone - however I can smell stale oil on people or clothes sometimes. You know, if people have cooked chips or a fry up in a poorly ventilated space? But never garlic.

This has never been something I have thought about. I make sure they brush their teeth well, eldest uses mouthwash, so I guess they would be okay?

I never knew there was a second day garlic smell.

I think when garlic was only used occasionally then those who'd eaten it the day before were noticeable. Now, so many people eat it most days that only the occasional non garlic eater would notice.

I find that next day garlic smell seems to come from garlic powder, rather than the real stuff.

Or alternatively from garlic cloves that have started to sprout — when you cut them open and the inside middle is green.

I would never think about it. Most things we cook have garlic in.

I thought if you cut out the middle of the garlic then it doesn't give you the garlic smell so badly.

Don't give it a second thought

I've also never noticed garlic smell, and I've never avoided garlic because of worries about it.

Stale coffee breath on the other hand....

Never worried about this at all and neither did my DD's. I think all their friends ate garlicky foods anyway.

Thanks interesting a pretty unanimous answer!

Mmmm, garlic 😁

We eat loads of garlic almost every day and have never smelled of it.

I think the health benefits of garlic and onions outweigh the smelly breath. I expect a lot of people eat it pretty much daily if cooking from scratch, so I doubt it's noticeable to each other.

Yup and tuna

Who made you so paranoid about garlic? This is so bizarre.

I wonder if maybe we could become more tolerant of the ordinary smells of living. So what if someone smells of cooking oil or curry spices or garlic? Everyone smells of something, and as long as it's not truly stomach-turning or a sign of neglect, like bad BO or overwhelming perfume or piss/shit, then it's just one of those things.

I do think about it. In that tomorrow we all have the dentist and so we are not having garlic today! I also avoid garlic if I have job interviews or have meetings in enclosed spaces.

I'm less bothered about cooked onions though.