The onion in Antiquity: not such a humble bulb

Translated from french (please notify us of errors) A food prized by the masses yet scorned by the elite, a universal remedy yet a contested one, an aphrodisiac that nonetheless gives repellent breath, an object of mockery or a venerated deity: the onion accumulates paradoxes in ancient culture. Beneath its concentric tunics lies a food [ ] L’article The onion in Antiquity: not such a humble bulb…