Can you pop garlic pieces like pills?

Eating a piece of garlic with honey on an empty stomach, early in the morning, or whenever you get up, is supposed to have health benefits if made into a habit. I’m willing to try, have had my first experiment today.
I don’t mind the taste or the burning sensation but the bad breath after is unpleasant. Even after brushing my teeth it remains. So my question is, instead of biting and chewing, could I just cut it in small pieces and wash them down with water, like taking a pill? Will it still have the same effects? I can have the spoonful of honey after.