black garlic

[darkoshi]

I came across a box of black garlic in a Korean grocery. It looked interesting, but I got some fresh garlic scapes instead.

Apparently black garlic is not a traditional food, and has only been around since 2005. It is fermented under controlled heat and humidity in a machine. Then again, this page says "Asian cultures have long incorporated Black Garlic".... so I'm not sure.

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[fayanora.livejournal.com]

Asian stores have a lot of weird things in them. Veggies and fruits I've never heard of. Durians, which taste as bad as they smell. Seaweed (which was okay). And things like pickled lemons. (A friend of mine likes those.)