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Default Dried garlic pods

On Wed, 6 Jan 2016 17:54:05 -0600, Sqwertz >
wrote:

>On Wed, 06 Jan 2016 16:07:11 -0700, Janet B wrote:
>
>> On Wed, 6 Jan 2016 13:54:18 -0600, Sqwertz >
>> wrote:
>>
>>>On Wed, 06 Jan 2016 06:46:16 -0700, Janet B wrote:
>>>
>>>> I saw these in the bulk bins at Winco. They are new to me. They
>>>> look like peeled garlic cloves, but dry. Actually the bin of them
>>>> sort of looked like navy beans. How do you use them?
>>>> Janet US
>>>
>>>If they were small like navy beans, I've never seen them. But there's
>>>a slightly dry-fried version that they sell that keep their shape and
>>>size with cloves up to an inch long. They are super crunchy and mild
>>>in flavor. I just eat them right out of the bag. They are sold in
>>>the bulk section with all the other dry-fried dehydrated whole
>>>vegetables (green beans, okra, etc,...)
>>>
>>>It's weird I can't find a reference to them. The whole line of these
>>>veggies might be exclusive to my grocery chain.
>>>

>> No, I have them in the bulk section in my store. I can't find
>> reference to them either. They are listed as a new product at Winco
>> but nothing further is said of them.

>
>When they first came out a few us commented on them.. like 6 years
>ago. Somebody found a link that said they were made with some
>patented dry fry process. They are definitely unique and have a great
>texture. I like the concentrated flavor of the green beans,
>especially.
>
>-sw

O.k., I'll pick up a little of each of them the next time I'm at Winco
and give them a try.Thanks
Janet US