Garlic. Two questions

[no_hypocrisy]

1. I'm making pesto. Elephant Garlic or Non-Elephant Garlic?

2. What kind of dishes or preparations would be best for Elephant Garlic?

BTW, I got the E. Garlic and Non-E. Garlic from my brother's garden. Nectar from the gods . . . .

[mucifer]

1. roasting elephant garlic in the oven is so yummy.

Then you can spread it on bread.

[JoeOtterbein]

2. Both work fine. I would use the one that is the freshest for the pesto. The rest great for cooking.

[Cracklin Charlie]

3. I vote roasted garlic.

Smash it up with a little butter, and smear that on a crusty loaf of cut open bread. Sprinkle on some Parmesan, and toast it under the broiler.

Omg, I am so hungry!

[Major Nikon]

4. In general, garlic has less flavor the larger the cloves are

In my experience elephant garlic is more like shallots and are much milder in flavor. So I'd use them in instances where I'd want something more subtle.

[fierywoman]

5. I'd use regular garlic, especially if you're following a recipe. Roasted garlic sounds good.

For pasta aglio-olio-pepperoncino I've substituted chipotle (powder) for the pepperoncino: yum!