Fresh Garlic Bulb

Fresh Garlic Bulb (大蒜头)

Enjoy the strong, aromatic flavour of Fresh Garlic Bulb, a kitchen essential used in stir-fries, soups, marinades, sauces, roasts, stews, noodles, rice dishes and everyday home cooking. Also known as garlic bulb, garlic clove, garlic, Allium sativum, 大蒜, 蒜头, 大蒜头, da suan, suan, ajo, alho, ninniku, maneul or the stinking rose, garlic is one of the most widely used aromatics in Asian and Western kitchens.

Fresh garlic has a sharp, pungent flavour when raw. Once chopped, crushed, sautéed or roasted, the flavour becomes sweeter, richer and more savoury. Roasted garlic turns soft and creamy, with a mellow, nutty taste that works well in sauces, spreads, soups and roasted dishes.

Origin: Malaysia. 

Fresh Garlic Bulb Quick Facts

Taste and Texture

Fresh garlic has a strong aroma and sharp flavour when raw. Once cooked, the pungency softens and becomes more savoury, sweet and rounded.

Whole garlic cloves can be sliced, minced, crushed, chopped, grated, roasted or simmered. Roasted garlic becomes soft, creamy and easy to spread, while fried garlic gives a fragrant savoury note to vegetables, noodles, soups and rice dishes.

• Fresh garlic bulb for everyday cooking
• Each garlic bulb is made up of individual garlic cloves
• Strong pungent flavour when raw
• Mellow, sweet and nutty when roasted
• Good for stir-fries, soups, sauces and marinades
• Useful aromatic for Chinese, Malay, Indian, Korean, Japanese and Western cooking
• Best chopped or crushed fresh for stronger aroma

Garlic Bulb and Garlic Clove

A garlic bulb is the whole head of garlic. Inside the bulb are smaller sections called garlic cloves. Most recipes use one or more cloves rather than the whole bulb.

For stronger garlic flavour, crush or mince the clove before cooking. For a gentler flavour, leave the clove whole, slice it lightly or roast the garlic bulb until the cloves become soft and creamy.

Garlic in Chinese

Garlic in Chinese is commonly written as 大蒜, 蒜头 or 大蒜头. In pinyin, 大蒜 is often written as dà suàn. In everyday cooking, 蒜 or 蒜头 may be used when referring to garlic cloves or garlic bulbs.

Is Garlic a Vegetable?

Customers often search is garlic a vegetable or is garlic vegetable. Garlic is an edible bulb from the allium family, related to onion, shallot, leek and chives. In cooking, it is commonly used as an aromatic seasoning vegetable rather than eaten in large portions like cabbage or carrot.

For a product page, garlic can be described as both a fresh vegetable and a cooking aromatic. It is usually sold as a whole garlic bulb or separated into garlic cloves.

How to Use Fresh Garlic

Fresh garlic is one of the most useful ingredients for building flavour. It can be cooked gently for sweetness, fried for aroma, roasted for creaminess or crushed raw for a stronger bite.

• Mince for stir-fries and fried vegetables
• Slice for garlic oil, pasta and noodle dishes
• Crush for marinades, sauces and dips
• Roast whole garlic bulbs until soft and creamy
• Add to soups, stews, curries and braised dishes
• Use with butter, olive oil, soy sauce or oyster sauce
• Fry into garlic chips or garlic topping
• Use in sambal, chilli sauce, pesto and salad dressings

Roasted Garlic

Roasting garlic changes both the flavour and texture. The sharp raw flavour becomes mellow, sweet and nutty, while the cloves turn soft and creamy.

To roast garlic, slice the top off the bulb, drizzle lightly with oil, wrap loosely in foil and roast until the cloves are soft. Squeeze the roasted cloves into mashed potatoes, soup, pasta sauce, garlic bread, dips or roasted vegetable dishes.

Fresh Garlic vs Pre-Cut Garlic

Pre-cut garlic is convenient, but fresh garlic cloves usually give a stronger aroma when chopped, crushed or minced just before cooking.

For the best flavour, keep a few fresh garlic bulbs at home and prepare the cloves only when needed. Freshly chopped garlic is especially useful for stir-fries, soup bases, sauces and marinades.

How to Choose Garlic

Choose garlic bulbs that feel firm, dry and heavy for their size. The skin should be papery and the cloves should not feel soft, wet or mouldy.

• Choose firm garlic bulbs
• Look for dry papery skin
• Avoid soft, wet or mouldy garlic
• Avoid bulbs with strong sour or rotten smell
• Sprouted garlic can still be used if firm, but flavour may be sharper
• Use separated cloves sooner than whole bulbs

Storage and Handling

Store whole garlic bulbs in a cool, dry, dark and well-ventilated place. A breathable basket, mesh bag, paper bag or garlic keeper is better than an airtight plastic bag.

Do not store whole garlic bulbs in a damp refrigerator for long periods, as humidity can encourage mould and sprouting. Once garlic cloves are separated, peeled or cut, use them sooner.

• Store whole bulbs in a cool, dry and dark place
• Keep garlic well ventilated
• Avoid airtight plastic bags with trapped moisture
• Avoid long refrigerator storage for whole bulbs
• Use separated cloves within a shorter time
• Keep peeled garlic refrigerated and use quickly
• Do not store fresh garlic in oil at room temperature
• Discard garlic if mouldy, slimy, rotten-smelling or badly soft

Nutrition Information

Approximate values for raw garlic. These are general nutrition values and are not lab-tested values for the current Fresh Garlic Bulb batch. Exact values may vary by variety, clove size, freshness, storage, origin and cooking method.

Garlic is usually eaten in small amounts as an aromatic ingredient. It naturally contains carbohydrates, small amounts of fibre, manganese, vitamin B6, vitamin C and sulfur-containing compounds that give garlic its distinctive flavour and smell. This is general food information and should not be treated as medical advice.

Product Notes

This product is sold as Fresh Garlic Bulb (大蒜头). It may also be recognised as garlic clove, garlic bulb, garlic, Allium sativum, stinking rose, da suan, suan, ajo, alho, ninniku, maneul, 大蒜, 蒜头, 大蒜头 or 蒜瓣.

This listing is for fresh garlic bulbs. It is not peeled garlic, minced garlic, garlic paste, garlic powder, garlic oil, black garlic, aged garlic extract or garlic supplement unless the current product photo or packaging states otherwise.

Garlic bulb size, clove size, clove count, skin colour, dryness, pungency, aroma, freshness, packaging and weight may vary by harvest, grade, origin, shipment and batch. Product photos are for reference only.

If you are looking for garlic bulb, garlic clove, garlic in Chinese, 大蒜, 蒜头 or fresh garlic in Singapore, SKC Fruits offers Fresh Garlic Bulb when available. Please contact us if you need to confirm the latest stock, origin, size, price or delivery availability before ordering.

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