Gregg's Crushed Garlic
Garlic is indigenous to Asia however is now commercially
cultivated in the US, Asia, Europe, the UK, Taiwan, South America,
Mexico and Hungary. There are around 200 varieties of garlic, with
different colours, sizes, shapes and flavours. Raw garlic gives a
heat sensation, whilst cooked garlic is mild and sweet.
Garlic is used in cuisines all over the world. Garlic gives a
distinct aroma and rich, slightly sweet and bitter flavours, with
its pungency the most noticeable trait. It is particularly good in
combination with other pungent ingredients such as chilli, ginger
and pepper and with strong flavoured herbs such as rosemary and
thyme. Crushed garlic may be used raw to add strong flavour to
dips, oils, salad and stir-fries or can be added during the cooking
process to mellow flavour. When sautéing garlic it is important not
to overcook as browning will turn garlic bitter.
Gregg's produces fresh garlic which is preserved and available
crushed, and dried garlic which is available in both a powdered and
granulated format.