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Black garlic is a type of fermented garlic used as a food ingredient in Asian cuisine. It is made by fermenting whole bulbs of garlic at high temperature, a process that results in black cloves. The taste is sweet and syrupy with hints of balsamic[1] or even tamarind.[2] Black garlic's popularity has spread to the United States as it has become a sought-after ingredient used in high-end cuisine. It is unrelated to a genetically unique six-clove garlic also called black garlic and used in countries such as Korea, or with the ornamental plant Allium nigrum).
History
Black garlic has a long history in the cuisine of Korea, Thailand, and Japan. It is prized as a food rich in antioxidants and added to energy drinks,[3] and in Thailand is claimed to increase the consumer's longevity.[4] One interesting use is in the making of black garlic chocolate for Valentine's Day.[5]
In the United States black garlic entered the mainstream in 2008 when Le Sanctuaire in San Francisco began selling its own black garlic. It was written up in the Spring 2008 "Design and Living" special section of the New York Times as a "new staple" of modern cuisine (and incorporated into a recipe, "Black Garlic Roast Chicken"); the NYT author, Merrill Stubbs, noted it was being used by chef Bruce Hill of Bix Restaurant, San Francisco.[6] Hill soon found his way to the entrepreneur Scott Kim, who in 2005 had started to import garlic from Jeju Island, Korea, to process in the United States. He ferments them for a month, at high temperature, and sells them online. Black garlic's fame grew from there. Soon, Matthias Merges, executive chef at Charlie Trotter's in Chicago, listed black garlic as one of his top five food finds in Restaurant News, December 2008.[7] The rise of black garlic in the US was called "sensational,"[8] and other trade publications besides Restaurant News have noticed the trend.[9]
It garnered television attention when it was used in battle redfish on Iron Chef America, episode 11 of season 7 (on Food Network), and in an episode of Top Chef New York (on Bravo),[10] where it was added to a sauce accompanying monkfish.[11]
The use of black garlic is also growing in England,[4] where it made its TV debut on the BBC’s Something for the Weekend cooking and lifestyle program in February 2009. [12]
See also
References
- ^ Pollack, Stefani (2008-11-20). "Black Garlic is Garlic, But Better". Slashfood. Retrieved 2009-03-01.
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(help) - ^ Fabricant, Florence (2008-10-07). "Garlic, Either Sweet or Squashed". New York Times. Retrieved 2009-03-01.
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(help) - ^ Levenstein, Steve. "Black Garlic Chocolates Add Aroma to Amore". Inventorspot. Retrieved 2009-03-01.
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(help) - ^ "Bruce Hill of Bix Restaurant in San Francisco, who says the garlic possesses distinct notes of balsamic vinegar, incorporates it into dishes ranging from roast chicken to grilled calamari with fregola and black garlic aioli. Dan Barber of Blue Hill at Stone Barns in Pocantico Hills, N.Y., is experimenting with ways to ferment his own sweet Italian garlic." Stubbs, Merrill (2008-05-04). "The New Staples: The Ingredients of the Season, from Terrestrial to Ethereal". New York Times. Retrieved 2009-03-01.
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(help) - ^ "The cloves are jet black with a sweet taste somewhat like roasted garlic but with almost licorice tones. Charlie Trotter’s has used the cloves to season short ribs that were braised for 48 hours." Krondl, Michael (2008-12-08). "On the cutting edge: Favorite 5 food finds of chef Matthias Merges". Restaurant News. Retrieved 2009-03-01.
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(help) - ^ Bradley, Cindy (2009-02-25). "New black magic: Black garlic is new food sensation in U.S." HeraldTimes. Retrieved 2009-03-01.
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(help) - ^ "Black garlic: From dietary supplement to "in" ingredient". SmartBrief. 2009-02-25. Retrieved 2009-03-01.
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(help) - ^ Benwick, Bonnie S. (2009-02-25). "Black Garlic, the Next 'It' Thing". Washington Post. p. F04. Retrieved 2009-03-01.
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(help) - ^ "Black Garlic Hits UK Market". Freshinfo. 2009-02-26. Retrieved 2009-03-01.
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