Essential to the world's oldest cuisines, unmistakable in its heady fragrance, lending vigor and character to the simplest and most complex of dishes, garlic inspires a loyalty unmatched by that to any other herb. In this charmingly illustrated compendium of the best garlic recipes from a wide variety of international traditions, noted cookbook author and food writer Janet Hazen offers a complete menu of 30 garlic-infused dishes. From a Greek appetizer of Garlic and Potato Puree to a Three-Onion Garlic Soup with Garlic-Gorgonzola Croutons to classic entrees such as Chicken with 50 Cloves of Garlic or Roast Garlic-Rosemary Lamb, these aromatic recipes, illustrated with beautiful watercolors, are sure to intensify the obsession of garlic aficionados everywhere.