Garlic Is as Good as Ten Mothers is currently streaming on The Criterion Channel

Garlic Is as Good as Ten Mothers (1980)50 minDocumentary, HistoryRating 64/100

A zesty paean of praise to the greater glories of garlic. This lip-smacking foray into the history, consumption, cultivation and culinary/curative powers of the stinking rose features chef Alice Waters of Chez Panisse, and a flavorful musical soundtrack. A film by Les Blank with Maureen Gosling, 51 minutes,1980.

Cast: Alice Waters, Werner Herzog, Harrod Blank, Michael Goodwin, Christopher Pray

Director: Les Blank