Adocumentaryonthehistoryofgarlic.Blankinterviewschefs,garliclovers,andhistoriansaboutthetheirloveofthe'stinkingrose.' Oftenreferredtoasastinkingrose,garlic,initsculinaryuses,generallyevokesaloveitorhateitresponse.Quiteoften,theseresponsesareonculturallines,whereoldworldcultureshavegenerallyrevereditintheircooking,whilenewworldcultureshavenot.ArenaissanceofsortsistakingplaceintheuseofgarlicintheUnitedStates,withmoreandmoreimmigrantsbringingtheiruseofthespicetothecountry,withmorepeopledesiringmorespiceintheirfood,withadesiretogetbacktothelandandwiththeproductionofplantalargepartoftheCentralCalifornialandscape.Manychefsarepresentedpreparingdishesprominentlyfeaturingthespice.Onthebadside,theassociationofgarlictobadbreathisdiscussed.Ontheotherside,itspurportedhealthbenefitsarealsodiscussed.Othertopicspresentedincludeitsassociationtovampirism,andspeculationofhowpeoplewillwanttheirgarlictobepresentedtotheminthefuture.
