Amber garlic
Here’s my aged garlic, which is something new and available at our Japanese supermarket.
It has a strong but mellow garlicky scent which smells kind of like soy sauce. It’s also incredibly soft.
According to its maker, this amberish garlic had undergone a maturing process for 2 weeks under low temperatures which in turn raises the level of S-allyl cystein (a beneficial compound broken down from allicin) to an exceptional high.
You should really see the wrinkles!
[Update It has a mild pickled taste, otherwise almost bland.]
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From Liz
I’ve never seen that before. How does it taste? We stopped at an Asian grocery last weekend. Yeah! I was thrilled to find udon, soba, and real soy sauce.
At Liz’s blog: Pay it Forward
2008.04.08 @ 2:56 pm
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From Tracy
I’ve not heard of or seen this before either…I sounds good! With the luck I’m having getting good, fresh ginger where I’m living, I have little hope of finding this special garlic–LOL! Happy Day ((HUGS))
2008.04.10 @ 4:39 am
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From M.Kate
never seen it here either…will look out for it the next time, happy weekend :)
2008.04.10 @ 11:07 pm
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