Garlic scapes are the flower bud of the garlic plant and are cut to force the garlic bulbs to grow bigger. Some gardeners throw these away! The flavor is less pungent than a garlic clove and has a subtle scallion flavor to it. How to use? Think of how you would cook a green vegetable (stir-fry, sauté, steam, grill) and go from there. I decided to grill the garlic scapes on the barbeque.