In what situation could we use black garlic?
I read that there are something called black garlic out there. What is the common usage of black garlic? What is the difference of its from common garlic?
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EDIT: Black garlic starts out as regular garlic and is put through a fermentation process that besides changing the color of the cloves to black, also mellows the flavor and reduces the sharpness associated with raw garlic. The texture of the cloves become very soft, also. While I have never used nor eaten black garlic, a website, linked below, is dedicated to everything related to black garlic, including how to use it in recipes.
Blackgarlic.com has a wealth of information on how this fermented version of garlic is made, its unique qualities including taste, texture and chemical properties, where to get it and...recipes!
NEW EDIT: And to balance out the linked info. so there's a non-commercial reference, I found this very in-depth article on black garlic's attributes that includes a reference to a scientific study: http://www.wellbeing.com.au/newsdetail/Black-Magic-Garlic_000553
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- Add it with soy sauce to make a flavorful stir fry.
- Use it to season soups.
- Mash it into cheese dip or cream cheese.
- Blend it with mayo or hummus.
- Thinly slice cloves and add them to salads or pasta dishes.
- Use them as a topper for pizza.
What can black garlic be used for?
Black garlic can be used for all the same purposes as regular garlic.- Salad dressing: You can puree peeled cloves into a vinaigrette salad dressing along with olive oil, white wine vinegar, black pepper, lemon juice, and a dash of soy sauce.
- Roasted: You can roast heads of garlic with meat and veggies.
How do you use black garlic in food?
Use the cloves as you would roasted garlic: Pur\xe9e them with oil, then smear the paste on crostini, incorporate it into dressings, or rub it onto chicken or fish before roasting. Powdered, it's like umami fairy dust: Sprinkle it on anything that wants some earthiness and depth.When should you eat black garlic?
09/9\u200bHow can you use black garlic in your daily diet\u200bWhat dishes are good with black garlic?
Black garlic goes really well with lamb, yogurt, and shellfish dishes that have dairy in them. Or make a vinaigrette out of it like you would for mushrooms with sherry vinegar, a little soy (you won't need salt at all), a neutral oil, some Dijon mustard, and the garlic.Top 9 Health Benefits of Black Garlic – Dr. Berg
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Black garlic is slow-cooked and fermented using a process developed in Korea. In Southeast Asia, it is sold as nutritional supplement (in energy drinks, etc.) more often than as an ingredient. The garlic is charcoal black in color, and tastes mostly of the caramelized sugars in the original garlic, and only faintly garlicky. Think of it as a sort of sweet garlic jam.
Since black garlic is essentially a sweeter, less garlicky roasted garlic, it could be used in place of roasted garlic. This would include salad dressings, pasta, and pizza. Obviously, it can also be used for Korean, Thai and Vietnamese food. While I haven't had it this way, I imagine it would give a terrific flavor boost to Vietnamese or Korean clay pot dishes.
That being said, I don't buy black garlic despite it being fairly easy for me to obtain (I live in San Francisco). The flavor isn't that much better than regular roasted garlic, it's far more expensive, and it looks unattractive.
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