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Binding: HardcoverDewey Decimal Number: 641.59 EAN: 9781599212869 Edition: 1st ISBN: 1599212862 Label: The Lyons Press Manufacturer: The Lyons Press Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 336 Publication Date: August 03, 2008 Publisher: The Lyons Press Studio: The Lyons Press Average Rating:
 Rating:  - Libraries strong in international cuisine and humor will find it an enticing pickCuisines of the Axis of Evil and Other Irritating States: A Dinner Party Approach to International Relations provides a very different kind of cookbook. Author Chris Fair has dined with soldiers in Afghanistan and prostitutes in India, and even had Taliban tea in Peshawar. His cookbook specializes in recipes from the 'axis of evil' countries of the world, while his stories blend culinary insights with cultural observations and a heavy dose of humor. Any who would 'know thy enemy' must know what they ... Read More Rating:  - Fun but inaccurateThe book gets two stars for being fun, if you can get past it's politics. My biggest gripe about this book is it's ridiculous contention that the popularity of dishes such as falafel, hummus and baba ganouj has anything to do with Israel's possession of disputed land claimed by both the Palestinian Arabs and the Palestinian Jews. First of all, as noted in Claudia Roden's book, "The New Book of Middle Eastern Food," chickpea falafel is a purely and uniquely Israeli dish. Read More Rating: - A smart and evil grouse for dinner.Unique is an understatement. What other book full of carefully selected, international recipes includes a no-holds-barred "dossier of perfidy" for the 10 countries from where they originate and a bibliography richer than many doctoral theses? A cookbook with "Beer Butt Chicken" AND Zhen Qie Zi? Powerful and insightful critiques of Pakistani AND Israeli policies? In her analyst-world, the author is well known for being direct and honest; someone once called her unvarnished, but that's ... Read More Rating: - Terrific Book!Cuisines of the Axis of Evil and Other Irritating States: A Dinner Party Approach to International Relations This book was terrific. Hilarious. Informative. A fun and interesting read! Rating: - Come for the shrill, leftist-corrective sensibility; stay for the fesanjan.Like some unholy hybrid of Rachel Ray and Fareed Zakaria, Ms. Fair uses her extensive knowledge of the world's hotspots and her love and talent for cooking to undertake the heretofore little-attempted mission of helping the reader actually learn something of use outside the kitchen whilst preparing to strap on the feedbag. The result subjects international relations, American foreign policy, and a sizable majority of the non-human animal kingdom to a healthy skewering. Based on my own personal ... Read More |
