Garlic and onions, legends in history

Garlic is good and onions are good, but now it's time for some culture

Did you know that...

• Onions were used to pay rent and as gifts in the Middle Ages?
• Garlic was used as an ointment on the skin by gladiators to strengthen their muscles in ancient Rome?
• In ancient Egypt, garlic was thought to raise the dead?

Well now, at an aperitif in front of a nice plate of borettane onions in balsamic vinegar, you can show off all the knowledge you have learned and look like a real expert in the eyes of your friends!