Perfect Pairings & Recipes forBlack Garlic

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Flavour Analysis

Black garlic’s flavour profile spans several dimensions: commanding sugary sweetness, caramel, molasses and toast. Dried-fruit sweetness and golden sweetness overlap beneath the surface, and kombu dashi and plum notes give the profile a broader sensory foundation.

Dominant Flavour Families

Maillard
Sweet
Carnal / Animalic
Earthy
Vegetal

Flavour profile of black garlic

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Sugary

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Black garlic

SugarySweet

black garlic8.6

Pure, clean sweetness without depth or complexity, akin to table sugar or simple desserts. Strong in black garlic.

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