Garlic Powder

Description

Garlic is obtained from a perennial plant and is member of the lily family, and relative to the onions. Garlic powder has a bitter-sweet flavour and a pungent aroma similar to fresh garlic. However Garlic powder have been roasted and dried and thus have a subtler flavour than fresh garlic.

Culinary Notes :

• Use 1 tspn of dried garlic to substitute for 1 clove of fresh garlic.
• Use to prepare garlic salt, garlic vinegar, and garlic potato chips

Health benefits:

Garlic has antifungal, antibacterial and antiviral properties.

Recipe/ product links:

Cream of Celeriac Soup
Ham Hock and Lentil Soup

Country of origin:

South eastern Siberia and Mediterranean

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