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Garlic
蒜
Garlic is the first thing into a Cantonese wok: garlic with gai lan, garlic and vermicelli over steamed prawns, the garlic oil over blanched choy sum. Australian-grown garlic is purple-streaked, dear and strong; imported white garlic is cheaper; and the tubs of peeled cloves at the Asian grocer are what a stir-fry goes through.
Preparation
Smash, peel, chop fine.
Availability in Australia
Easy to find
Australian name · garlic
Where · Any supermarket; peeled tubs at Asian grocers
Where · Any supermarket; peeled tubs at Asian grocers
