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Few foods inspire as passionate a response as garlic. The very word conjures up images of rich and delectable dishes - Italian pasta, Chinese stir-fries, Mediterranean sauces, French everything. Few foods are reputed to, possess such powers - from warding off vampires and the common cold to preventing heart disease. Scientists study it, chefs experiment with it, and the rest of us revel in it.The International Garlic Cookbook brings together nearly 50 recipes from around the world, selected from the popular Best Of cookbook series. All show off the "stinking rose" in its wonderful variety - whole or chopped, quickly saut6ed or slowly roasted, robust or gentle. Garlic fanciers can indulge their fantasies with Roasted Garlic from the Mediterranean, all-American Garlic Mashed Potatoes, North Beach Cioppino from California, France's classic Chicken with 40 Cloves of Garlic, and Italy's popular Fettuccine al Pesto. Here, too,are Garlic Soup from Spain, Stir-Fried Spinach with Fragrant Garlic from China, and Steamed Mussels Layered with Thai Herbs from Thailand. Beautiful color photographs throughout bring this extraordinary culinary collection to life.