Bibliograph

In pursuit of garlic, an intimate look at the divinely odorous bulb, Liz Primeau

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In pursuit of garlic, an intimate look at the divinely odorous bulb, Liz Primeau

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

In pursuit of garlic

Medium

electronic resource

Nature of contents

dictionariesbibliography

Oclc number

773473929

Responsibility statement

Liz Primeau

Sub title

an intimate look at the divinely odorous bulb

Summary

In Pursuit of Garlic: An Intimate Look at the Divinely Odorous Bulb tells Liz Primeau 's story of her love affair with garlic-which was ignited when her handsome teenaged boyfriend took her to an Italian restaurant for spaghetti served with heavenly garlic-laced meatballs, a sublime escape from the bland English dinners she was used to at home-and leads us on a tour of garlic's role in history, art, medicine, and science. Primeau invites us into her kitchen, where she begins every dinner hour with the pleasing ritual of chopping garlic, and shares the secret of the knife smack for removing gar

Table Of Contents

A Divine Stink : Garlic in History, Lore, Medicine, and More -- A Pungent Love Affair : The Art of Eating Garlic -- Down to Earth with Garlic : How to Plant, Feed, Harvest, and Store Your Amazing Bulbs -- Celebrating Garlic : Two Festivals and a Universal Passion for Garlic -- In the Kitchen with Garlic : How to Chop, Preserve, and Cook with Garlic -- A Garlic Primer : What to Plant and How It Tastes

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