Garlic

Garlic was a type of spice available commonly in the Realms.

Cost
Garlic was not an expensive spice. In most economies, of garlic sold for only a copper piece. Aurora's Emporium sold a large clove of garlic for 3 coppers and a large bud of garlic for 5 coppers. A quart of pickled garlic sold for 5 silver pieces.

History
Garlic was grown in the Dalelands, among other places.

Uses
Garlic was used as a common seasoning. It was sometimes used to flavor crackers.

Medicinally, it was used in various herbal concoctions, such as a snuff used for nasal ailments.

Garlic was also a common ingredient that could be found in wizard's laboratories. It was used as a material component in some versions of the slow poison and hold poison spells and the halt undead spell. Vampires, famously, could not tolerate the smell of garlic and would not voluntarily enter an area with a strong odor of it. (This was not true, however, for vampiric dragons! )

Appearances

 * War in Tethyr (mentioned only)
 * Neverwinter Nights 2
 * Sword Coast Legends