How to Feed a Dictator
Saddam Hussein, Idi Amin, Enver Hoxha, Fidel Castro, and Pol Pot Through the Eyes of Their Cooks
Published on 28. October 2021
272 pages
978-1-78578-836-9 (ISBN)
Description
A devastatingly original look at the world's worst dictators, through the eyes of their personal chefs, by award-winning Polish author Witold Szablowski.
What is it like to cook for the most dangerous men in the world?
In this darkly funny and fascinating book, Witold Szablowski travels across four continents in search of the personal chefs of five dictators. From the savannahs of Kenya to the faded glamour of Havana, and the bombed-out streets of Baghdad, Szablowski finds the men and women who cooked fish soup for Saddam Hussein, roasted goat for Idi Amin and chopped papaya salad for Pol Pot. He reveals the strangeness of a job where a single culinary mistake could be fatal, but a well-seasoned dish could change your life. And in doing so, he lifts the veil on what life is like at the very heart of power.
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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
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Witold Szablowski is an award-winning Polish journalist and the critically-acclaimed author of books including Dancing Bears and How to Feed a Dictator. Szablowski lives in Warsaw.
Content
- Intro
- Title Page
- Menu
- Epigraph
- Map
- Starter
- Snack
- Breakfast Thieves' Fish Soup: The Story of Abu Ali, Saddam Hussein's Chef
- Snack
- Lunch Roasted Goat: The Story of Otonde Odera, Idi Amin's Chef
- Snack
- Dinner Sheqerpare: The Story of Mr. K., Enver Hoxha's Chef
- Snack
- 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
- About the Author
- Copyright
