My Dad went into panic mode when he heard that the price of garlic went up to P300 per kilo.
In Tagaytay public market where he (yes, he's in charge of 'marketing' in our household) buys fresh produce, the price of garlic is as high as P320 per kilo. One 'lolo' he bumped into at the wet market confessed that in their household, they stopped using garlic due to its high price and just resorted to all-in-one seasoning used for sauteing. Knowing I detest (notice the word in bold) these seasoning products (we don't even use MSG!), he, creatively I must say, thought of a way to "avoid" buying fresh garlic without sacrificing both the taste of the food we cook and our health.
And so, off he went to the supermarket and bought this:
(Photo Credit: http://store.mccormick.com.ph)
I must say, I was impressed he thought of that! A 500g bottle of McCormick Garlic Powder costs P330 -- a little over the price of 1 kilo of garlic, but according to McCormick website, 1/4 teaspoon of this garlic powder is equivalent to 1 clove of garlic. Best of all, it's made of pure granulated dehydrated premium garlic -- no additives or artificial coloring and flavoring! So I'm guessing this 500g bottle will go a long, long way than a kilo of fresh garlic.
So far, I have not noticed the difference in taste in our fried rice and sauteed vegetables. I don't think I'd be using this powder for my garlic bread anytime now but beyond my garlic bread, I'm happy with this garlic powder for now (until the price of garlic stabilizes).
Product name: McCormick Garlic Powder
Product Description: Granulated Dehydrated Garlic
Size: 500g
Price: P320 (Robinson's Supermarket, Nuvali, Laguna)
Manufacturer: McCormick
'The Regular Consumer' Rating: 4 out of 5. Can't still use it for my garlic bread :)
