Maybe you ask
yourself what is so interesting about writing about Garlic, even in
Skyrim?
No doubt that
Garlic is not Nirnroot and it is not amongst the most important
alchemy and cooking ingredients and writing about every single
kitchen and alchemy ingredient in Skyrim may seem like complete
madness.
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| Garlic braids hanging from the ceiling in dungeon. |
Yes, but... There
is something almost magical about garlic braids hanging above
blacksmiths forge or simple house fireplace when you just came in and
few seconds ago you heard door shutting behind you. Furthermore if
you came from tough winter lands or dangerous swamp to warm yourself
by the fire, it is beautiful to see, when you look up, friendly warm
lights dancing on hanging garlic, usually surrounded by Frost Miriam,
Elves Ears and various animal meat - mostly rabbit or pheasant. It is
warm and friendly atmosphere of home that Garlic reminds me.
Maybe you are
curious whether vampires in Skyrim are affected by Garlic in any way.
Surprisingly they are not. If your character is a vampire, he or she
may enjoy eating Garlic without worries. What is surprising too is
the fact that in whole Skyrim do not grow any single garlic plant.
You can only harvest garlic braids from the ceiling or collect single
bulbs from barrels and baskets.
If you love garlic
for its specific taste in real life, you can use it for cooking in
Skyrim as well. Enjoy your tasty meal with following recipes.
Beef Stew
To
cook this you need one Carrot, one Garlic, one Raw Beef and one Salt
Pile. Eating Beef Stew will increase your Stamina by 25 points
for 720 seconds. It will also restore 2 points of Stamina per second
for 720 seconds.
Garlic Bread
Mix together one Garlic, one Butter and
one Bread. When eaten it will restore 1 point of Health, and, what is
far more better, it will cure all diseases.
Horker Stew
One
Garlic, one Horker Meat, one
Lavender and one Tomato will result in Horker Stew. After eating it
will restore 15 points of Stamina and Health. Furthermore it will
restore 1 point of Health per second for 720 seconds.
Tomato Soup
One Garlic together with one Leek, one
Salt Pile and one Tomato will result in Tomato Soup. When eaten it
will restore 10 points of Stamina and Health.
However do not
forget magical powers of Garlic. Garlic as alchemy ingredient has
great use for Regenerating Magicka and Health as well as Resisting
Poison and Fortifying Stamina.
Here I made the list of
ingredients matching with Garlic sorted by the same alchemy
effect.
Resist Poison - mix Garlic with
Beehive Husk, Charred Skeever Hide,
Falmer Ear, Grass Pod, Mudcrab Chitin, Slaughterfish Egg, Thistle
Branch, Troll Fat, Yellow Mountain Flower
Fortify Stamina - mix Garlic with
Boar Tusk, Chaurus Eggs, Large Antlers,
Lavender, Slaughterfish Egg, Torchbug Thorax
Regenerate Magicka - mix Garlic with
Dwarven Oil, Fire Salts, Jazbay Grapes,
Moon Sugar, Salmon Roe, Salt Pile, Taproot
Regenerate Health - mix Garlic with
Emperor Parasol Moss, Gleamblossom,
Juniper Berries, Luna Moth Wing, Namira's Rot, Nordic Barnacle,
Vampire Dust
Garlic are usually found in houses
hanging in braids from the ceiling. It is also to be found in almost
every kitchen, on tables inside caves and forts. It can usually be
bought in any alchemy store.
In greater amount Garlic can be found
for example in the following locations.
In Bits and Pieces you can pick several
garlic braids.
In Faendal's House in Riverwood you can
find two garlic bulbs.
Sven and Hilde's House in Riverwood
contains several garlic braids and bulbs.
House Gray-Mane contains a bowl full of
garlic.
Inside Boulderfall Cave is a basket
half full of garlic bulbs.
Garlic can be found inside Swindler's
Den, Fort Hraggstad, Driftshade Refuge and Meeko's Shack.
Of course this
list is not complete and on your own journeys you can find more
locations.
