ginger and garlic
姜蒜· jiang suan
aromatic
Taste & Role
🍯 SweetSavory🌿 Fragrant
This duo serves as the flavor base for stir-fries, braises, sauces, and marinades, usually bloomed in hot oil at the start of cooking to perfume the entire dish. It also mellows into braises and marinades, adding depth to meats, seafood, tofu, and vegetables.
What it is
Ginger and garlic are the foundational aromatic pair of Chinese cooking, used together in countless dishes. Fresh ginger root is a knobby rhizome with thin, tan skin and pale yellow flesh, while garlic comes in papery bulbs of individual cloves. Both are typically minced, smashed, or grated before cooking.
Substitutes
No registered substitutes — this one is usually easy to find.
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