Garlic flakes smoked

Description

Garlic is obtained from a perennial plant and is member of the lily family, and relative to the onions. Dried smoked garlic flakes have a smokey bitter-sweet flavour and a pungent aroma similar to fresh garlic.

Culinary Notes :

• Use Smoked garlic flakes  for slow cooking as it takes about 20 minutes to release its full flavour
• If there is no liquid in the recipe, soak the garlic flakes for about 15 minutes for later sprinkle to the dish
• Use it similarly as you would use roasted garlic adding a smoky flavour
• They can be rehydrated before cooking
• Use to enhance the flavour of savoury dishes
• Use it in curries and casseroles

Health benefits:

Garlic has antifungal, antibacterial and antiviral properties..

Recipe/ product links:

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Country of origin:

South eastern Siberia and Mediterranean

Other names or spelling: Clown’s Treacle, Poor Man’s Treacle, Allium sativum