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Aromatics · Ingredients

Garlic

大蒜

Dàsuàn

A pungent bulb used as a seasoning, raw or cooked.

A CLOSER LOOK

How to recognize it

A bulb with papery outer skin, usually divided into cloves.

In the kitchen

Seasoning for chaogan.

Distinct from ginger and scallion. Garlic itself is used here, rather than a bottled garlic sauce.

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