A Garlic Lover’s Twist On A Classic Ingredient

Sept. 17, 2009 - PRLog -- Cooking Enthusiast® presents its newest exclusive item that’s turning heads and revolutionizing food dishes, black garlic. Unlike regular garlic, black garlic is fermented, giving it a darker color, slightly sweeter taste and smoother texture.  Black garlic is remarkably tasty on its own or can be added to your favorite dishes.

Black garlic is also good for your health.  The long heat-based curing process creates high levels of antioxidants, more than doubling the power of raw garlic.  Black garlic also contains a natural cancer-preventing compound.  Different forms of fermented garlic have been revered for their health benefits in Korea and Japan.

Black Garlic adds taste and depth to any dish.  Unlike raw garlic, you don’t need to heat or sauté black garlic to extract its flavors. This versatile ingredient can be used in innumerable ways, including all of the ways raw garlic is used.  Compliment your favorite recipes for soups, dips, sauces, meat rubs, vegetables, seafood, and even desserts with this new form of the classic “stinking rose”. Visit the Cooking Enthusiast® Web site for a delicious Black Garlic Bruschetta recipe.

Developed in South Korea in 2004, black garlic is now being produced in the United States using the highest quality Californian garlic. How does the garlic become black?  The all natural process of turning highest quality Californian garlic into black garlic is done without additives.  When the sugar in garlic goes through a heat-based fermentation process, it produces a dark substance called melanoidin, which is the cause of the “black” in the garlic.  Throughout the month-long process, the black garlic is tested several times to ensure premium quality and taste.


About Cooking Enthusiast®

Started in 1993, Cooking Enthusiast originally mailed catalogs under the name "Professional Cutlery Direct" and educated the consumer about high-end kitchen cutlery and knives. Today the breadth of the assortment spans all areas including gourmet food and ingredients, kitchen decor and accessories, cookware and cook's tools. We search the world to discover those special treasures that appeal to the passionate cook in all of us – whether you are a trained professional or a casual home chef.

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Cooking Enthusiast, LLC shares the award-winning customer service and fulfillment culture and staff of its sister company Uno Alla Volta, LLC.

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Cooking Enthusiast, originally "Professional Cutlery Direct," educated the consumer about high-end kitchen cutlery and knives. Today the assortment spans all areas including gourmet food & ingredients, kitchen decor & accessories, cookware & cook's tools.