{"product_id":"the-core-of-an-onion-peeling-the-rarest-common-food-featuring-more-than-100-historical-recipes-paperback","title":"The Core of an Onion: Peeling the Rarest Common Food--Featuring More Than 100 Historical Recipes - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMark Kurlansky\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn \u003ci\u003eEater \u003c\/i\u003eBest Food Book of 2023\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eSmithsonian \u003c\/i\u003eBest Food Book of 2023 \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times-\u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of \u003ci\u003eCod \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eSalt\u003c\/i\u003e, a delectable look at the cultural, historical, and gastronomical layers of one of the world's most beloved culinary staples-\u003cb\u003efeaturing original illustrations and recipes from around the world\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e-now in paperback.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs Julia Child once said, \"It is hard to imagine a civilization without onions.\" Historically, she's been right-and not just in the kitchen. Flourishing in just about every climate and culture around the world, onions have provided the essential basis not only for sautés, stews, and sauces, but for medicines, metaphors, and folklore. Now they're Kurlansky's most flavorful infatuation yet as he sets out to explore how and why the crop reigns from Italy to India and everywhere in between. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFeaturing historical images and his own pen-and-ink drawings, Kurlansky begins with the science and history of the only sulfuric acid-spewing plant, then digs through its twenty varieties and the cultures built around them. Entering the kitchen, Kurlansky celebrates the raw, roasted, creamed, marinated, and pickled. Including a recipe section featuring more than one hundred dishes from around the world, \u003ci\u003eThe Core of an Onion\u003c\/i\u003e shares the secrets to celebrated Parisian chef Alain Senderens's onion soup eaten to cure late-night drunkenness; Hemingway's raw onion and peanut butter sandwich; and the Gibson, a debonair gin martini garnished with a pickled onion. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJust as the scent of sautéed onions will lure anyone to the kitchen, \u003ci\u003eThe Core of an Onion\u003c\/i\u003e is sure to draw readers into their savory stories at first taste.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMark Kurlansky \u003c\/b\u003eis the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times-\u003c\/i\u003ebestselling and James Beard Award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eThe Unreasonable Virtue of Fly Fishing, \u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eCod, Salt, Milk!\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHavana\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Big Oyster\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Basque History of the World\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eSalmon, \u003c\/i\u003e among other titles.\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eHe has received the Dayton Literary Peace Prize, \u003ci\u003eBon Appétit\u003c\/i\u003e's Food Writer of the Year Award, and the Glenfiddich Award. He lives in New York City. www.markkurlansky.com\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 240\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.68 x 7.67 x 5.64 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 15, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44379474886758,"sku":"9781639736317","price":26.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/Rt_AB1a4_e9781639736317.webp?v=1768921338","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/the-core-of-an-onion-peeling-the-rarest-common-food-featuring-more-than-100-historical-recipes-paperback","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}