Garlic Is as Good as Ten Mothers

Garlic Is as Good as Ten Mothers

 

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0h 51m 1980 HD

A zesty paean of praise to the greater glories of garlic. This lip-smacking foray into the history, consumption, cultivation and culinary/curative powers of the stinking rose features chef Alice Waters of Chez Panisse, and a flavorful musical soundtrack. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 1999.


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