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Laba Garlic

腊八蒜

Garlic cloves steeped in vinegar until jade green; eaten with dumplings.

China Fermented & pickled Vegetarian

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Drawn, not photographed Updated September 2026
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History

Pickled on the eighth day of the twelfth lunar month in northern China, ready by Lunar New Year.

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What is Laba Garlic?

Laba Garlic is a fermented & pickled from China: garlic cloves steeped in vinegar until jade green; eaten with dumplings. Pickled on the eighth day of the twelfth lunar month in northern China, ready by Lunar New Year.

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garlic

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pickled

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