Single Clove Garlic / Solo Garlic
By Sid Khullar • May 4th, 2009 • Category: Columns
We don’t get single clove garlic around here much, as the multi clove variety is more popular due to its stronger flavor and relatively lower price. Naheed found some quite by accident and shared a few with me.
I’m not sure where else they’re grown, but I am sure about one place of origin being the Yunnan province in China. Typically around 3 centimetres onwards in diameter, single clove garlic or solo garlic are whit or purple in color, though the ones I have are a light, creamy yellow. While it seems as if the flavor is stronger than normal garlic, it is actually quite mild and perhaps even slightly nutty. Some say it can also be used as a prophylactic for bird flu!
Where would you use it? I suggest Paper thin slices for topping baked dishes,Paper thin slices for salads, sliced in half makes it easier to rub into bowls for salads, thin slices will make pockets in stuffed chicken breasts stretch longer evenly distribute the flavor… wherever. 
Have you used this before? What would you do with it?
- Sid
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Never saw these before, thanks for posting. Would love to try these roasted, or confit-style.
I didn’t even know this existed – very cool!
Let’s see, I would marinate it with fresh young ginger in soy sauce or mix it with fermented soya beans or Miso, then let it steep for certain time. Then eat it with rice or as dipping sauce for steamed chicken…
Another easiest way… eat it raw
Actually, I will do that if I find this fresh garlic. It’s very tender and awesome. I also like it pickled with miso and bonito flakes like Japanese tsukemono.
It’s available in Delhi market ( Azadpur subzi mandi).
I have used it for making pasta sauce and it works better than multi-clove garlic here, altough it is said to have lesser medicinal values than multi one.
Neat. How much did it cost?
I use it the same way as I use ordinary garlic. We’ll be getting fresh garlic very soon, can’t wait…
Hi, I have never seen this before, Sid. Looks great, and I really would love to try some if I can get them:-)
You can buy these at Trader Joe’s, I believe they’re packaged as “The King’s New Cloves”.