Black garlic is not only healthy, but it's used mainly in cooking. It's flavor is intense (not as intense as raw garlic, and totally different, but still intense) and can be used anywhere that you would use things like truffles to add a nice unique flavor. Also works great in stir fries, soups, etc.
No, black garlic is actually as healthy or more than fresh garlic. Granted it hasn't been studied as closely as normal garlic, but they have studied the cancer fighting compound S-allylcysteine and it is found in greater concentration in black garlic vs normal garlic.
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Yes, black garlic does indeed retain all of the benefits that regular garlic has. Some people claim it has more flavor.
Garlic bread is not good for cats. Garlic is toxic to cats and dogs, and should never be fed anything with garlic in.
Dehydrated garlic is good for you as long as it is garlic powder and not garlic salt. Added sodium in your diet is never a good thing. Dehydrated garlic does not have trans fat.
The whole foods in St louis area does, it's found next to raw garlic. It's about 4x as much as good raw garlic, for me it was $4 for 2 bulbs (better than any online price I was able to find).
Black Garlic in Japan:There are 4 or 5 major black garlic manufacturers in Japan . There is a Korean American gentleman who claims he is the inventor of BLACK GARLIC which is incorrect . There is some speculation as to where it started, and there are books dating back 4000 years that talk about Black Garlic, though it's unknown if the text was talking about the same thing.I have asked the Japanese business people in Japan if BG can be patented, the answer in Japan is NO. Why? Because it is treated as MISO fermented bean paste or soy sauce.I am about to launch organically grown BG that is super tasty. The key is organically grown and if the product is approved by FDA of Japan. In this case , official certificate from Japanese Agricultural Standard as organically grown garlic to be used for Black Garlic.Black Garlic In General:Just to go a little further into what the previous answerer mentioned. Black garlic is basically just garlic that has been held at a specific temperature (between 140 and 150 degree F) for ~30 days. The garlic slowly caramelizes and the flavors change giving you a slightly sweet amazing tasting clove of goodness :). I'm currently testing out different ways to make black garlic at home and so far a slow cooker, plastic wrap, and a temperature controller is working pretty well. My next test will be with a rice cooker that has a sealed lid on "keep warm". Both methods are easy enough to do at home and should give good results.
Garlic Is as Good as Ten Mothers was created in 1980.
it is good for puting in food!
good for what?
Raw garlic is reputedly good for chest conditions.However,the big garlic(king garlic) should be used as the smaller variety can easily burn soft tissue when it is ingested.
I like garlic on my toast at a restaurants in VA.