“一帶一路”引入中國的那些食材（組圖）

Garlic. [Photo/VCG]

4. Garlic 蒜

Garlic is native to the region of southern Europe and central Asia. During the Western Han Dynasty (206 BC-AD 24), Zhang introduced the species in the onion genus, Allium, to China. During ancient times in China, foreign tribes were referred to as "Hu troops", so garlic was originally referred to as "Hu garlic".
蒜原產于南歐和中亞，屬洋蔥科蔥屬植物，在西漢時期，由張騫帶入中國。在古代中國，外國族群都被稱為“胡人”，所以，蒜最開始也被稱為“胡蒜”。