主演：Anzonini Del Puerto Kathleen Bendel Harrod Blank 沃纳·赫尔佐格
导演：莱斯·布兰克
类型：纪录片 记录 地区：美国 年份：1980
简介：Adocumentaryonthehistoryofgarlic.Blankinterviewschefs,garliclovers,andhistoriansaboutthetheirloveofthe'stinkingrose.'Oftenreferredtoasastinkingrose,garlic,initsculinaryuses,generallyevokesaloveitorhateitresponse.Quiteoften,theseresponsesareonculturallines,whereoldworldcultureshavegenerallyrevereditintheircooking,whilenewworldcultureshavenot.ArenaissanceofsortsistakingplaceintheuseofgarlicintheUnitedStates,withmoreandmoreimmigrantsbringingtheiruseofthespicetothecountry,withmorepeopledesiringmorespiceintheirfood,withadesiretogetbacktothelandandwiththeproductionofplantalargepartoftheCentralCalifornialandscape.Manychefsarepresentedpreparingdishesprominentlyfeaturingthespice.Onthebadside,theassociationofgarlictobadbreathisdiscussed.Ontheotherside,itspurportedhealthbenefitsarealsodiscussed.Othertopicspresentedincludeitsassociationtovampirism,andspeculationofhowpeoplewillwanttheirgarlictobepresentedtotheminthefuture.