You're being downvoted, but I had the same thought. The garlic paste is going to be stronger in flavor than the diced garlic. If you use it, you'd need to adjus

You're being downvoted, but I had the same thought. The garlic paste is going to be stronger in flavor than the diced garlic. If you use it, you'd need to adjust the recipe. This has nothing to do with gatekeeping: diced in oil or squeezed out of a tube are both fine, they're just not 1:1 equivalent.