I Just Found Out How Much Garlic Italians Use, And I've Been Doing It Wrong For Years

First, came the news that I’m not using the right amount of water for my pasta; then, it turned out that a lot of my attempts at Italian cooking were missing a pretty vital ingredient. 

But what about garlic? Surely you can’t go too far wrong with simply lobbing the delicious allium into your favourite Bolognese recipe? 

Well, I’m a seasoning libertarian. I’m not going to tell you how much garlic to put in your meals.

But if traditional is what you’re going for, you might want...