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Chapter Overview
Chapter 1: AudiobookHub Recommendation
Chapter 2: Garlic’s remarkable powers have been known for millennia and are still rigorously studied today.
Chapter 3: Romans scorned garlic as peasant fare, yet other Europeans warmly welcomed its pungent bite.
Chapter 4: Garlic requires a touch of cool weather, crumbly soil, and ample water to develop truly thick, fleshy bulbs.
Chapter 5: Harvest your garlic bulbs when half the leaves are brown, then carefully store them in a cellar.
Chapter 6: Chinese producers dominate the world garlic market, outcompeting every other grower.
Chapter 7: Maximize the health rewards of garlic by eating it raw, or cooking it as little as possible.
Description
In Pursuit of Garlic (2012) peels back the thin, papery skin to reveal the inner truths of the miraculous allium whose exquisite flavor and restorative properties have made it a kitchen staple for millennia. A deep dive into the plant’s history, cultivation and culinary and medical uses, this rich exploration of the “divinely odorous bulb” is jam-packed with tasty morsels for cooks, gardeners and history buffs.
Who Should Listen
- Garlic connoisseurs
- Gardeners
- Food history buffs