Imagine wonderful fullsome garlic flavours without the garlic breath after effects.

Commonly used in Aisan cooking Black Garlic is created by fermenting whole bulbs of garlic at a high temperature and high humiidty for up to as long as forty days, a process that results in black cloves with a tender quince like texture that just melt in the mouth.

The taste is sweet and syrupy with hints of balsamic, it is sweet meets savory, a perfect mix of molasses-like richness with tangy garlic undertones.

Black garlic's popularity has spread to the United States where it has become a sought-after ingredient in high-end cuisine and now we too in Australia can enjoy this amazing culinary ingredient.

In Taoi mythology, black garlic was said to grant immortality. The Gourmet Grocer certainly can’t promise you that, but it is widely believed that black garlic is good for your health.

Black Garlic contains as much as twice as many antioxidants as raw garlic and it also contains S-Allycysteine, a natural compound proven to be a factor in cancer prevention.

Black Garlic is available from the Gourmet Grocer Balmain $7.95/bulb, subject to availability.

The Gourmet Grocer would like to introduce you to a simple food with a wonderfully complex flavor, Black Garlic. You can find black garlic recipes at www.blackgarlick.com