[9YearLurker]

And the 39-second reason is?

(I could guess—grown in lead-heavy soils, for example?)

[ransomnote]

Chinese garlic is grown in sewer water and then bleached to make it look white.

To tell the difference, Chinese garlic has no roots (I dunno - do they cut them off or do they rot off in the sewer) and is bleach white, whereas normal garlic has dense little roots and has discolorations (not bleached)

[Red Badger]

Yes, and other ‘stuff’..................

[PIF]

Chinese: Grown in sewer water and bleached with chlorine. On the bottom, there are no roots.