Description

Garlic cheese refers to the garlic flavoured cheese, available in the markets under different brands. The garlic powder or paste is added during cheese making to impart the distinct pungent flavor of garlic to the cheese. Garlic cheese tastes superb between toasted wheat breads with cucumber and tomato slices. Garlic cheese can be added to omelettes, pizza, soufflés, au gratins, fondues, etc.They are available in the form of logs and grits and the cheese used may vary from cheddar, feta or parmesan. Cut these flavorful logs into rounds and serve with round buttery crackers.

Grated Garlic Cheese

Grate the cheese slab with a grater to get finely grated and coarsely grated cheese. They are used as per recipe requirements.

How to select

Garlic cheese should not be too crumbly or dry with the color being relatively uniform. Check the expiry date and look out for any discoloration or moldy spots. Opt for varieties that provide no more than five grams of fat per ounce.

Culinary Uses

· Garlic is widely used around the world for its pungent flavor as a seasoning or condiment.
· Spread it on hot toast or use as sandwich filler or with baked potatoes. You can even use it as a dip.
· Garlic cheese may be applied to breads to create a variety of classic cuisines such as garlic bread, garlic toast, bruschetta, crostini and canapé.
· If you're serving this as a dip at a party, you can up the garlic level even further with garlic breadsticks and even garlic stuffed olives.
· Garlic cheese are used to season all categories of baked vegetables, casseroles, meats, breads , soups and pasta.

How to store

Store garlic cheese in an airtight container and keep in the fridge.

Health benefits

· Garlic has been proven to lower cholesterol and thin the blood, which helps prevent stroke, high blood pressure and heart disease. Garlic is great for the heart and circulatory system.
· It blocks the growth of cancer cells; therefore, people who eat garlic tend to develop less stomach and colon cancers
· Regardless of the type of milk used to create it, garlic cheese is a concentrated source of the nutrients naturally found in milk, including calcium. The one nutritional drawback of reduced-fat cheeses is that they are usually higher in sodium than full-fat natural cheeses.
· Garlic Cheese also contains a large amount of other essential nutrients such as phosphorous, zinc, riboflavin, vitamin B12 and vitamin A.
· It is a dense source of high quality protein. Garlic is also alleged to help regulate blood sugar levels.