NPR's Book of the Day Mark Kurlansky's new book 'The Core of an Onion' dives deep into culinary history
Dec 27, 2023
Mark Kurlansky, author of 'The Core of an Onion', explores culinary history in his new book. In this podcast, he shares onion fun facts and discusses its historical uses, odd onion laws, different cooking methods, and the surprising focus on onions in a movie.
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Introduction
00:00 • 2min
Historical Uses of Onions for Olympics, Hair Loss, Aphrodisiacs, and War
02:07 • 2min
Odd Onion Ordinances and the Structure of Onions
03:38 • 4min
Exploring Different Ways of Cooking Onions
07:42 • 2min
The Onion Movie and Ads for Rosetta Stone and Charles Schwab
09:33 • 2min