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How to feed a dictator : Saddam Hussein, Idi Amin, Enver Hoxha, Fidel Castro, and Pol Pot through the eyes of their cooks

How to feed a dictator : Saddam Hussein, Idi Amin, Enver Hoxha, Fidel Castro, and Pol Pot through the eyes of their cooks

Szabłowski, Witold, 1980- author.
Book 2020

"Traveling across four continents, from the ruins of Iraq to the savannahs of Kenya, Witold Szabłowski tracked down the personal chefs of five dictators known for the oppression and massacre of their own citizens: Iraq's Saddam Hussein, Uganda's Idi Amin, Albania's Enver Hoxha, Cuba's Fidel Castro, and Cambodia's Pol Pot--and listened to their stories over sweet-and-sour soup, goat-meat pilaf, bottles of rum, and games of gin rummy. Dishy, delici...

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ISBN:
9780143129752
Description:
pages cm
Other Title:
Jak nakarmić dyktatora. English
Notes:
"Originally published in Polish as Jak nakarmić dyktatora by Grupa Wydawnicza Foksal, Warsaw."
Contents:
Starter
Snack
Breakfast: Thieves' fish soup: The story of Abu Ali, Saddam Hussein's chef
Lunch: Roasted goat: The story of Otonde Odera, Idi Amin's chef
Dinner: Sheqerpare: The story of Mr. K., Enver Hoxha's chef
Supper: Fish in mango sauce: The story of Erasmo and Flores, Fidel Castro's chefs
Dessert: Papaya salad: the story of Yong Moeun, Pol Pot's chef
Seasonings
After-dinner mints
LCCN:
2019052892
Control Number:
3008368
Other Authors:
Lloyd-Jones, Antonia, translator
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