{"product_id":"garlic-an-edible-biography-the-history-politics-and-mythology-behind-the-worlds-most-pungent-food-with-over-100-recipes-9781611801606","title":"Garlic, an Edible Biography: The History, Politics, and Mythology behind the World's Most Pungent Food--with over 100 Recipes","description":"\u003cb\u003eFeaturing over 100 delicious, garlic-laden recipes, this culinary biography offers a tour through the colorful history of one of the world's most timeless ingredients\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Garlic is the Lord Byron of produce, a lusty rogue that charms and seduces you but runs off before dawn, leaving a bad taste in your mouth. Called everything from rustic cure-all to Russian penicillin, Bronx vanilla and Italian perfume, garlic has been loved, worshipped, and despised throughout history. No writer has quite captured the epic, roving story of garlic--until now. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e While this book does not claim that garlic saved civilization (though it might cure whatever ails you), it does take us on a grand tour of its fascinating role in history, medicine, literature, and art; its controversial role in bigotry, mythology, and superstition; and its indispensable contribution to the great cuisines of the world. And just to make sure your appetite isn't slighted, \u003ci\u003eGarlic\u003c\/i\u003e offers over 100 recipes featuring the beloved ingredient.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Shambhala\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/11\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781611801606\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 271\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.83lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.14h x 6.06w x 0.69d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/01\/2014 pg. 104\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Robin Cherry","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52302285930677,"sku":"9781611801606","price":18.66,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_2cf9b921-dd07-40e5-8755-249918412b95.jpg?v=1772552784","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/garlic-an-edible-biography-the-history-politics-and-mythology-behind-the-worlds-most-pungent-food-with-over-100-recipes-9781611801606","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}