Why we like garlic

Nov 27, 2009 00:35 EST

And China’s best performing asset in 2009 is….. garlic

It beats gold, stocks and even property with prices up as much as 40 -fold.

Is it because of swine flu or rising production costs or market speculators ?

Beijingers give their reasons for the humble garlic bulb’s rise to success.

Video credit: Christina Hu

Photo credit: David Gray
 

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