PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a garlic-containing soybean paste having a texture readily meltable in the mouth, allowing practically or thoroughly no garlic odor to remain after eating.SOLUTION: The method for manufacturing a garlic-containing soybean paste includes the steps of: manufacturing a blended soybean paste by heating a mixture of soybean paste, coarse sugar (coarse crystal medium soft sugar), grated garlic, sweet cooking rice wine, Japanese sake, soy sauce, and vinegar heating garlic blending the blended soybean paste with the heated garlic and boiling the blended garlic-containing soybean paste and then keeping the same at a temperature of 90°C or higher.COPYRIGHT: (C)2014,JPO&INPIT【課題】食感としてくちどけ感を有し、且つ食後ににんにく臭がほとんど又は全く残らないにんにく入り味噌を提供する。【解決手段】味噌、ザラメ(中双糖)、卸しにんにく、みりん、日本酒、醤油及び酢を含む混合物を加熱して合わせ味噌を製造する工程と、にんにくを加熱する工程と、前記合わせ味噌と前記加熱後のにんにくとを合わせる工程と、前記合わせたにんにく味噌を煮沸し、次いで90℃以上の保温下で維持する工程とを含む、にんにく味噌の製造方法。【選択図】なし