BYC Café

[bobbi-j]

Good morning Cafe. Coffee is ready.

I'm on day 4 of making my first small batch of black garlic.

Thankfully, my Dr. called in the higher dose meloxicam prescription for me.

I have never heard of black garlic. We have neighbors who grow it commercially, and every year we trade them salmon for garlic. We end up with a lot more garlic than we can use, so I usually just peel and toss the cloves in the freezer.

 

[aart]

What does black garlic taste like...compared to fresh garlic?

 

[tarrantredford]

I saw the BYC Coffee house thread was a good attempt in 2011, and then it stopped. So, I want to restart it.

Here is one of the several places you can chat about anything (assuming you follow BYC rules). I know there are already several of threads kind of like this, but I wanted a café to hang out in, and the one I saw I liked has been dormant for 4 years so here it is revived.

hey king, how's it going now?

 

[tarrantredford]

What does black garlic taste like...compared to fresh garlic?

In my experience, frresh garlic tastes much more garlicy but when you eave it out to sit sometimes the black garlic desnt taste like itself? Keep going, I'm sure you'll find something soon!

 

[DobieLover]

hey king, how's it going now?

He hasn't been here in over 8 years.
How goes it with you?

 

[DobieLover]

I have never heard of black garlic.

I learned of it about 3 years ago when a foodie friend/co-worker gave me some.

What does black garlic taste like...compared to fresh garlic?

Absolutely delicious!
It doesn't taste like regular garlic. It's described as tasting like "aged balsamic" with a very mild flavor of garlic. No garlic smell and the fermentation process supposedly increases antioxidants.
I love using it in the soups/stews I make during the colder months.

 

[aart]

Cooked up the ground beef I bought before it went bad.
Pot of chili simmering and some taco meat, grossly underseasoned(thought I had more seasoning) SMH.

 

[aart]

It's described as tasting like "aged balsamic" with a very mild flavor of garlic. No garlic smell and the fermentation process supposedly increases antioxidants.
I love using it in the soups/stews I make during the colder months.

How do you store it after it is prepared?

 

[DobieLover]

How do you store it after it is prepared?

I put it in a plastic bag and keep it in the fridge. I've used bulbs that are 6 months old without a problem.
You can buy black garlic at higher quality grocery stores if you want to try it.

 

[Nomadicus]

With summer returned for a curtain call chili makings are in the on deck circle patiently waiting for 30° dip in temps. I'm on my second cup of a coffee conglomeration. My coffee is more of a casserole in a mug sometimes. l just like it that way.