Annie Gray

A history of the onion leaves one crying for more

Mark Kurlansky’s treatment of a vegetable which was domesticated at least 7,000 years ago and on which the world’s cuisines depend feels rushed and inadequate

Onion-sellers in India. [Getty Images]
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  • The Core of the Onion: Peeling the Rarest Common Food – Featuring More Than 100 Historical Recipes

    Mark Kurlansky

    Bloomsbury, pp. 240, £20

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