Ground Garlic

Full name of the product: Ground Garlic

Garlic is a perennial plant the bulbs of which are usually used for spicing food. Different varieties of garlic may have sweeter or zestier taste. Thanks to the modern methods of dehydration, garlic is available in dry forms such as flakes, granules, and powder. Garlic contains an essential oil with a specific bad odor. Garlic is rich in phytoncides and bactericidal substances and contains iodine, polysaccharides and vitamins B1 and C.

Cultivation: Everywhere in the world.

Taste: Strong, hot, spicy, powerful (less so for dried garlic). It may be softened with cinnamon, clove, mint, anise, caraway seeds and other common spices.

Flavor: Distinctive garlic flavor.

Uses:

Culinary: In culinary, garlic is used for cooking lamb, game, and poultry (it goes well with sour varieties of apples and plums) and dishes made of stewed or fried meat, especially pork. Garlic may be also added to soups, salads, beef steaks, and sauces. Never add garlic to fish and sweet dishes.

Canning: Garlic salt (garlic preserves its qualities for many years). Canned and marinated vegetables and mushrooms.

Medicinal: Garlic has anthelmintic properties and helps to disinfect intestines. Besides it may prevent scleroses, dilates blood vessels, lowers blood pressure, supports the function of the cardiac muscle tissue, and brain cells.