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Garlic Is as Good as Ten Mothers

Garlic Is as Good as Ten Mothers

Oct 12, 1980
51 min
Documentary
7.5/ 10
21 votes

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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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7.5/10
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