Gathering Garlic
Fortunately I could gather a lot of garlic in my garden just like last year.
First, I like frying them with butter and soy sauce.
They become really soft and fluffy.
Second, I pack some of them in a plastic bag and freeze them in the fridge. The garlic will last me about a year. I won’t need to buy garlic at a grocery store.
Third, I use them for making pickles.
The left jar is filled with vinegar and the right one is filled with miso.Last year I added soy sauce in a jar. I’ll be able to eat them in over three months.
Can’t wait to eat them.
Anyway I can eat them only on Fridays and Saturdays, because I usually don’t meet people except my family then. The smell is so powerful. That is the only problem.
How delicious! I love pickled garlic.
Thanks. I’m glad that you also like it.
I love garlic. That’s so cool that you’ve grown your own!
Thank you. I have started to plant vegetables only three years ago but I can get many garlic every year. Interesting.
I have never heard of pickled garlic. Sounds interesting.
Thanks. I can’t wait to taste them.
Never knew you could store garlic in the freezer – a tip I should try to remember
You should try it. It’s very useful.
Wow. How long do they take to grow?
It takes about 8 month. You may think that’s very long.
I’ve been thinking of growing some myself. Will try this Spring.
Good luck.
It’s fun.
Lovely. And how thougtful of you to only enjoy them on the weekends.
It’s not enough only weekends for planting vegetables. I should retire early for my garden.
now i know how to preserve it right. i usually only put it unpeeled in the kitchen and peel some only when i need it. but, after a few days, leaves start coming out from it. it’s like i have a tiny jungle in my kitchen. thanks for sharing
I see. I didn’t know how to preserve them, too. The way is convenient and easy.
Thanks for your comment..
I really enjoy garlic, too (my wife and I add it to many of the things we cook).
I agree, though… it definitely seems to have a powerful smell at times.
Oh, that’s nice. The garlic goes well many kinds of food such as Italian, Chinese and Japanese dish although the smell is powerful.
Your last paragraph made me laugh. I love garlic almost as much as I love chocolate (but not together!), but you have to be careful when you eat it. Only eat it when you’re completely alone, or else make sure your companions share it!
Glad that you smiled that. Chocolate is also my favorite although I’m afraid of a bad tooth.
I remember when I am in 5th grade and we are gardening. My garden has a lot of this!
That’s good. You garden must be also nice.
You’ve made me want to have a go at growing garlic. It’s wonderful to have your own supply and not to have to buy it. Garlic is tasty but very strong. It is also said to be very good for us.
Thanks much. It’s really fun to grow vegetables including garlic. I hope that you’ll try it.
I like garlic. *^v^* How do you preserve it in miso paste – just mix it together? I’d like to try that.
It includes sake or mirin(sweet cooking rice wine). I hope that we’ll get good one.
I love garlic and use it abundantly in my cooking.
That’s good. It’s a great ingredient, indeed.
I love garlic and we love too… and I always have in my kitchen… but especially the fresh garlic is amazing… How smells nice… You are doing great job with them. And also so admirable to have planted them in your garden. I wished too. Thank you dear Cocomino, love, nia
Thank you so much. The smell is a bit strong but good for dish.
It’s easy to grow them. So you should try it.
It is good for your health, everybody should eat it almost every day. And it makes food fabulous…
If I eat them, I may have a stomachache because they are a bit strong.
However, it must be good for our health.
Ha ha ! I love garlic too and put it in evry dish. I have stopped doing it since I live with someone that doesnt digest garlic, but when I cook for myself I just do it again !
How nice. I understand what you mean. The garlic is a magical food.
I also like garlic. I have not tried to freeze it.
Thank you. I tried it for the first time.
It looks like you got a perfect harvet. I’ve just picked mine, but we tend to dry ours, I have frozzen it befor ebut I’ve neve rtried pickling it – so thank you!
Thank you for sharing. There may be some kinds of way for preserving and cooking garlic. Very interesting.
Yum! We tried to grow garlic too. Last year it worked, but we’re not so sure if they’re growing much this year… hopefully we get something!
That’s good. I hope that you also gather them well this year.
Looks so good! And just a little goes such a long way! Love the idea of adding soy sauce too!
Thanks much. Soy sauce is also good for most Japanese food.
新鮮なにんにくはきっとおいしいでしょうね！
そのまま食べてもおいしいです。
においが強いですが、体にいいですよ。
ええ。とてもおいしいですよ。ちょっと食べ過ぎて、お腹の調子が悪くなりましたけど。:(
にんにくのフライとか唐揚げもきっとおいしいはずです。
Nothing beats garlic from the garden at home. I love your ideas for preserving and using garlic. I love it slowly roasted in the oven with some olive oil. It is just so sweet and delicious.
Japan Australia
Indeed, The way of using olive oil is also good. Thanks.
Looks like you had a great harvest. I love garlic and used to have a garlic farm — over 5,000 plants! Thanks for the interesting ideas of using them. I’ll have to try it.
Over 5,000 plants are really great. Good luck to try them. Have a great weekend.
It’s great you grow your own garlic! I love garlic, and our family has grown garlic ever since I can remember. They produce large flavorful bulbs – yummy. I’ll have to try it with the butter and soy sauce, like you do. We use garlic almost daily in various dishes, but my favorite way to prepare them is to cut the top off, drizzle with olive oil, sprinkle with salt&pepper and then roast them in the oven. This makes a good spread for meats, fish, etc. We plant garlic in the Fall and they are ready to harvest in the summer. (Also, I understand that eating a couple of raw garlic cloves every day is a good natural antibiotic. It’s too strong for me to eat it that way, though.)
Thank you for sharing. The way what you said is so nice that I need to try it.
It’s interesting to know that many people all the world love garlic although the smell and the taste are often strong.
Hi Cocomino
Have you tried my last year’s suggestion on cooking garlic (raw, squashed with a bit of water/oil/cream/other sauces)?
As far as I’m concerned I avoid freezing garlic because they change colors and get too soft to be able to be use it as mentioned before.
Oh, sorry for that. I haven’t tried it yet. I understand what you said about freezing.
So, I freeze the some of them and I pickle or cooking them by other ways.
Thanks for reminding me it.
I love garlic! And I love your last paragraph about only eating garlic on the weekends because you don’t meet many people then!:)
Thank you so much. I want to eat garlic much more.
たくさん収穫できましたね。なるほど、冷凍保存も可能ですか。私は一塊ごと定期的に買っています。料理に使う意外に、私は健康家族のにんにく卵黄も長く続けています。健康によいようですが、実感しているのは、感染症に強いということです。この１０年間、風邪でねこんだ記憶がありません。
そんなに体にいいとは思いませんでした。もっと食べるようにします。 にんにく卵黄は初めて聞きました。効きそうですね。試してみます。。
They look delicious all the different ways!
And you can always breathe in the other direction
Thank you so much. I just write our daily life. Our common sense isn’t yours. I also learn a lot from other bloggers.
I love garlics!
I wish I could grow some at my little balcony!
You can do it. Garlic doesn’t need a lot of space for growing.
I love that you shared your process too.
Thanks a lot. Glad to hear that.