Onions and Garlic

A Global History

Martha Jay

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Reaktion Books
01 May 2016

History; Food & society; Cookery, food & drink

Series: Edible

Do you know your onions? From large, sweet onions to shallots, garlic, chives and leeks, the allium family contains some of the most popular vegetables in the world. Shy of the spotlight - except when repelling vampires, preserving mummies, curing heart disease or predicting the future - this lowly yet universal family of plants has been a friend to mankind from earliest times. Martha Jay traces the history of garlic and onions back to the earliest civilizations of the Fertile Crescent and the recipes of ancient Mesopotamia.

Celebrated, denigrated, avoided or sought-after, the amazing allium family has a story full of fine cuisine and art, peasants and kings, colonization and conquest, magic and medicine. But most of all, it's the story of how a seemingly ordinary vegetable has conquered the world.

By: Martha Jay
Imprint: Reaktion Books
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 200mm, Width: 120mm, Spine: 20mm
Weight: 318g
ISBN: 9781780235875
ISBN 10: 1780235879
Series: Edible
Pages: 136
Publication Date: 01 May 2016
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Martha Jay is a writer and editor based in London.

Reviews for Onions and Garlic: A Global History

Onions and Garlic comes as a short and entertaining contribution to the enterprising Edible Series. . . . Informative and detailed enough to make her points, yet without ever lingering too long, Martha Jay takes us on a cook's tour of her topic. . . . With anecdotes and historical snippets, she tells her story well. -- Eastern Daily Press