It is produced in Xiaoshikou, Yingxian County at the foot of Hengshan Mountain. The garlic skin is purple, the head fat flap is large, the spicy taste is strong, the outer skin is loose and the inner flap is tight. If you put purple garlic under the tires of a big carriage and roll it over, you will see a strange phenomenon. When the tires just hit, the garlic will be split into several petals and fly out to both sides, unlike ordinary garlic. The mashed garlic made of purple garlic is different from the mashed garlic in general. Generally, the mashed garlic changes color and taste overnight, but it can be kept for two or three days in Yingxian, with the same color and taste.
Purple garlic is of excellent quality. Every autumn, people rush to buy it, or hang it on the eaves, or take it to other places to give it to relatives and friends.
today, purple garlic in Yingxian county has become a native product for export. The local proverb says: "Purple garlic in Yingxian County can't be crushed by a carriage", which means it is of superb quality.
Garlic skin is purple, with large head fat flap, strong spicy taste and tight coating.