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Hometown Delicacy: Laba Garlic

Hometown Delicacy: Laba Garlic

A northern Chinese festival tradition where garlic cloves steep in aged vinegar until they blush an astonishing jade green, their bite mellowed by three weeks of patient waiting.

Instructions

  1. 1
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    Peel the garlic, wash it clean, and use kitchen paper to remove the surface moisture.

  2. 2
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    Then cut off the part of the garlic bulb with a knife, although it's also fine not to cut it.

  3. 3
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    Put the garlic into a clean container, pour in aged vinegar and white sugar, stir and seal it, place it in a cool and dry place, and it can be taken out to taste after three weeks.

  4. 4
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    Look, this beautiful green, pickled during Laba Festival.

  5. 5
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    It's just right to eat dumplings during the Spring Festival.

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Ingredients

Main Ingredients

  • Garlic
    to taste

Seasonings

  • Black vinegar
    500 g
  • Sugar
    10 g