Steam Distillation
Testing
14Mar2019
I am going to try out the 2 main methods which are : Steam Distillation and Ethanol Extraction
This post will show how I tested out the Steam Distillation method to produce the scent of garlic.
Steam Distillation
Ethanol Extraction
PLANTS-BASED
Tobacco Leaf and weed are plants-based ingredients, the Ethonal Extraction Method fits
PLANTS-BASED
Tobacco Leaf and weed are plants-based ingredients, the Ethonal Extraction Method fits
OILY-smell
Will try to add fried peanut oil into alcohol before trying distillation// Chinese Dishes are also looking for freshness, the control of heat(火候)
FOOD INGREDIENTS
The smell of dishes always makes me think of HOME, they are usually the smell of garlic+ginger
HONG KONG
BUDAPEST
PLANTS-BASED
Tobacco Leaf and weed are plants-based ingredients, the Ethonal Extraction Method fits
Steam Distillation = collect vapor (scent) by boiling the source
CHECKLIST
1.
Glass Jar x 2/1scent
2.
food (garlic)
3.
Ice cubes
1st ATTEMPT
capturing the scent of garlic
First，detach the handle of the cover of the bowl.
A whole garlic.
*Smash the garlic[拍蒜]:
this is an important step of making Chinese cuisine, it helps the flavour of garlic becomes more obvious through out the dish.
I didn't chop them evenly, I also kept the skin.
Video Demonstration
The containers I bought from Living Plaza.
I mixed these ingredients (always used in Chinese dishes), and this is more like the Ethanol extraction since it uses alcohol to be the base and add oil to it.
The colour differences
Steam distilled liquid
liquid that boiled with garlic directly
soy sauce
garlic
garlic
DAY 1
14MARCH2019
1052pm
1052pm
1107pm
smell of garlic is strong,
-but need to get closer to smell
-but has colour
smells of soy sauce and rice wine are strong,
-can smell from a distance away
-but has colour
smells of garlic is not so strong
-need to get closer to smell
-It's clear
I put them in an opened cupboard to create an environment like the sphere
DAY 2
16MARCH2019
0140am
26hr48mins later
smell of garlic is strong,
-but need to get really close to smell
-but has colour
smells of garlic is not strong
even get so close to smell
-It's clear
smells of soy sauce and rice wine were strong,
-can smell from a distance away
-but has colour
DAY 4
18MARCH2019
thin crystallised layer appeared
SUMMARY
The glass jar can resist heat just not rapid heat// but for Ethanol extraction which the glass has to keep boiling the jar for hours, I better use the stronger glass bowl from IKEA.
Try to fry(oil) garlic and add to alcohol base(rice wine).
= Ethanol Extraction?
Difference = not boil and soak them into oil < test out how long can this last.
Colour = problem?
The boiled liquid
= failed
[thin crystallised layer appeared on Day 4]
Short lasting
The distilled liquid did captured the scent, but just for 24hours.
Use rice wine = more "Chinese".
Try to make the proper Soy sauce-sauce"[鼓油汁] before adding to rice wine base.