Preserving Fresh Garlic Scapes

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You can now find fresh garlic scapes in grocery stores in abundance! Are you a fan? Well, we will teach you how to preserve them.

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In your stomach!

Why keep something for later when you can eat it now? Have a look at our delicious fresh garlic scapes recipes. Want to invent your own recipes? When raw, garlic scapes are similar to green onions. When cooked, they are like garlicky beans or asparagus. You’ll discover that garlic scapes can be used in an almost infinite number of ways.

In the fridge

You’ve stocked up on garlic scapes at the market, and now you’re afraid that they might go bad? Don’t worry! Garlic scapes will keep for several weeks in the fridge in a plastic bag.

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In the freezer

There are two ways to enjoy garlic scapes in the winter. The first is to purée the garlic scapes into a pesto and the second is to If you’re short on time, you can also freeze them whole and then easily cut them while still frozen, once you want to use them.

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Through fermentation

At Le Petit Mas, we ferment our garlic scapes, and they are the best in the world. If you want to try your hand at fermenting your own garlic scapes, you can read about how to do it here.

Discover our fermented garlic scapes and organic Quebec garlic through our online store or in grocery stores.

Gift sets for garlic lovers

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Unique gifts for unique people! 

Le Petit Mas is proud to offer many gift sets for garlic lovers and garlic addict!

Gift set #1 : fermented garlic scapes + drierd garlic / Unique, local, simple gift sets for garlic lovers. Gifts for garlic addict. Gifts for organic garlic fan.

Gift set #2 : t-shirt - fermented garlic scapes + drierd garlic / Unique, local, simple gift sets for garlic lovers. Gifts for garlic addict. Gifts for organic garlic fan.

Gift set #3 : garlic chocolate + fermented garlic scapes + drierd garlic scape + fermented garlic scape oil / Unique, local, simple gift sets for garlic lovers. Gifts for garlic addict. Gifts for organic garlic fan.

Gift set #1: 1 fermented garlic scapes jar + 1 dried garlic grinder or garlic scape salt grinder

Gift set #2: 1 t-shirt for garlic lovers + 1 fermented garlic scapes jar + 1 dried garlic grinder + 1 dried garlic refill

Gift set #3: Garlic chocolate + fermented garlic scapes +garlic scape salt grinder + fermented garlic scape oil

Where to find our gift sets: 

You will find every gift sets on our online store and at our farm store (60 route 251, Martinville). Appointments only 819 501-8747 / vente@lepetitmas.ca

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You can find the gift set #1 in one of our points of sale (see list below).

Points of sale

Chocolaterie Vieux Beloeil Inc 1306, rue Louis Marchand Beloeil, QC J3G 6S3
Fromagerie Mirabel 150, Boul. Lachapelle St-Jérôme (St-Antoine), QC J7Z 7L2
IGA Girard-St-Janvier 13380, Curé Labelle Mirabel (St-Janvier), QC J7J 1G9
IGA Famille Rousseau-#0168 Suite 200 1855, Route des Rivières Lévis (St-Nicolas), QC G7A 4X8
IGA Rochette et Vézina Inc. 110, Boul. Don Quichotte Ile Perrot, QC J7V 6L7
Aliments St-Onge Inc. 972, Chemin des Hauteurs St-Hippolyte, QC J8A 1L2
IGA-Lambert-St-Basile 2400 Du Millénaire St-Basile-le-Grand, QC J3N 1T8
IGA Extra-Place Longueuil 825, Rue St-Laurent Ouest Longueuil, QC J4K 2V1
IGA Extra Daigle #399 220, rue St-Charles Ste-Thérèse, QC J7E 2B4
Coop. des consommateurs de Lorette 2295 Ave. Chauveau Québec (Loretteville), QC G2C 0G7
IGA Marché Lamoureux 3765, Chemin Oka St-Joseph-du-Lac, QC J0N 1M0
Boucherie Veilleux Inc. 1000, Boul. Vachon Nord Ste-Marie, QC G6E 1M2
IGA Chaumont-Bilodeau 1005 Grand Héron St-Jérôme, QC J7Y 3P2
IGA Daigle #8033 450, rue Blainville Est Ste-Thérèse, QC J7E 1N9
IGA Michaud 9193-9983 Québec Inc. 4411 Boul. Concorde Est Laval (St-Vincent de Paul), QC H7C 1M4
La Seigneurie Blainville Inc. C.P. 17 9 Boul. de la Seigneurie Est Blainville, QC J7C 4G6
IGA#8237-Marché Robert Tellier 412, Route 117 Mont-Tremblant, QC J8E 2X5
IGA Marché Raymond #8239 1395,  rue L’Annonciation Sud Rivière-Rouge, QC J0T 1T0
IGA Extra Famille Viau 249, Boul. Harwood Vaudreuil-Dorion, (Dorion) QC J7V 1Y3
IGA Marché Hébert inc. 299, Boul. Arthur Sauvé St-Eustache, QC J7P 2B1
IGA Reid & Gadoua II 530, Boul. Cadieux Beauharnois, QC J6N 0R5
IGA Quintal #8312 380 Curé Labelle Laval (Ste-Rose), QC H7L 4T7
Alimentation Coop Rimouski-IGA 375, Boul. Jessop Rimouski, QC G5L 1M9
9343-9487 Quebec inc. 5680 Boul. des Laurentides Auteuil, Laval, QC H7K 2K2
IGA Montée Gagnon Inc.-#8373 50, Montée Gagnon Bois-des-Filion, QC J6Z 2L1
IGA #8380 969 rue Nordique Québec (Beauport), QC G1C 7C8
IGA Extra Marché Gagné-#8526 9196-6150 Québec Inc. 1500, Rue de Bretagne Baie-Comeau, QC G5C 3S9
IGA Extra Daigle #8548 2605 D’annemasse Boisbriand, QC J7H 0A5
Metro Oka 31, rue Notre-Dame Oka, QC J0N 1E0
Marché J.C. Messier-Auteuil 5000 Boul. Des Laurentides Auteuil, QC H7K 2J5
METRO Thibault-Blainville 1260, Boul Curé Labelle Blainville, QC J7C 2P2
Metro Famille Thibault-#272 633, Boul. Des Laurentides St-Jérôme (St-Antoine), QC J7Z 4M4
Métro Famille Thibault-#722 430, Boul. Mgr Dubois St-Jérôme, QC J7Y 3L8
Alimentation Dominic Potvin In 1050, rue Principale Ste-Agathe-des-Monts, QC J8C 1L6
Metro Ancienne Lorette 1858, Notre-Dame Ancienne Lorette, G2E 3C8
S. Bourassa(St-Janvier) Ltée 17605, rue Charles Mirabel (St-Janvier), QC J7J 0L6
S. Bourassa-Ste-Agathe 680 rue Principale Est Ste-Agathe-des-Monts, QC J8C 1L3

The fermentation trend: delicious garlic scapes

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Le Petit Mas, a Quebec agribusiness specializing in growing organic garlic, has been using fermentation to preserve its garlic scapes since 1989.

Fermented products, such as sauerkraut, tempeh, kombucha, kimchi, kefir, and sourdough bread, have made a remarkable comeback in our food habits in recent years, and not without reason.

A few facts about this new (old) trend!

First of all, there are several types of fermentation. The most well known in the agri-food industry are alcoholic fermentation and lactic fermentation.

How does lactic fermentation work?

For centuries, people have been using lactic fermentation to preserve all kinds of vegetables: cabbage, carrots, parsnips, beats, cucumbers, gherkins, onions, etc. Lactic fermentation is most commonly used to make cabbage into sauerkraut, but it is also used to make yogurt, kefir, and sourdough bread.

The lactic bacteria transform the sugars, essentially fructose, into lactic acid and organic acids. The lactic acid produced during fermentation also inhibits the growth of harmful bacteria. Lactic fermentation thus acts as a preservative.

The lactic and organic acids completely change the flavour of the final product compared to the initial one, giving our garlic scapes their delicious taste.

The benefits of lactic fermentation

The lactic fermentation of vegetables and our garlic scapes has many benefits:

1) It keeps the product alive and good for your health, thanks to the lactic bacteria and enzymes produced, as well as maintaining the concentration of vitamins, nutrients, and bioactive molecules of raw foods.

2) It preserves the vegetables for several years through entirely natural means without chemical additives or pasteurization.

3) It creates new flavours thanks to the lactic and organic acids produced.

A short history about Le Petit Mas fermented garlic flowers

Le Petit Mas has been using lactic fermentation for its garlic scapes for 25 years. The lactic bacteria needed for fermentation are naturally present in garlic scapes. This is why, initially, a jar of garlic scapes in oil that had been forgotten in the fridge began to ferment.

Given the delicious flavour this created, Le Petit Mas immediately wanted to spread the good news. Several years of research later, Le Petit Mas created a unique and standardized transformation process and brought fermented garlic scapes to Quebec’s agri-food market.

Looking to try our fermented garlic flowers, but don’t have any on hand? Find the point of sale nearest you.

garlic flowers storeLooking to try other fermented vegetables or make some yourself? Find out about Caldwell Bio Fermentation Canada, another business in the Eastern Townships.

How does it differ from wine or beer fermentation?

There is also another type of fermentation: the alcoholic fermentation used to make beer and wine. What is the difference? In beer and wine, yeasts transform sugars into ethanol and carbon dioxide (CO2) rather than into lactic acid.

 

 

 

 

Vous aimeriez découvrir d’autres légumes fermentés ou en faire vous même? Découvrez Caldewell Bio Fermentation Canada, une autre entreprise de l’Estrie.

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