A method of making a garlic paste comprising the steps of grinding at least one cleaned and dried clove of garlic to provide a pulp of garlic and garlic juice; mixing the garlic juice with the pulp to form a paste; adding to the garlic paste between ten and thirty grams of salt for each one hundred grams of garlic paste; adding between one gram and fifteen grams of editable oil to each one hundred grams of garlic paste until a desired consistency is obtained; and placing the mixture of garlic paste, salt and editable oil into a closable container and inserting the closed container into a freezer.