I like to stir fry my yard longs with garlic also. Makes a very tasty dish. But I do often eat them raw too. I pick the younger skinny ones and just munch on them raw. They are really good. So tender and sweet. But if I am going to cook yard longs then I stir fry them.
Yard longs are mostly green but there are red varieties. I tried the red two years ago as well as some green ones and liked the green better. So last year I did not grow any red yard longs. I stuck to my favorite green ones.
