Ninniku Maruage from Shinjuku

We spotted these at another table last time we were at Shinjuku, an old-school izakaya here in Singapore that's always been a dependable standby for us. This little bad boy is pretty much what it looks like: an entire bulb of garlic deep-fried and salted. The cloves just popped right out of this thing, although unfortunately most of the taste was all gone by this stage, so they provided a little miso on the side if you needed it. I sure hope that garlic really does reduce cholesterol.