- Paperback: 240 pages
- Publisher: SAQI (27 Sep 2007)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0863566316
- ISBN-13: 978-0863566318
- Product Dimensions: 21 x 20.9 x 1.7 cm
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 509,218 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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'Both tasteless and edifying.' Valentine Pickle
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When they're not actively attempting to develop weapons of mass destruction, 'Axis of Evil' countries such as Iraq, Iran and North Korea are busy enjoying their region's finest dishes. And their 'Axis of Somewhat Evil' cohorts, such as Cuba and Syria, are at it too. With over one hundred recipes, from soups and salads to meat dishes and desserts, this unique cookbook includes snapshots of each country as well as profiles of famous leaders. Regional recipes appear alongside dictators' favourite dishes - from Kim Jong-Il's ruthless appetite for shark fin soup to Saddam's celebrated rack of fresh roasted gazelle. Full of cultural anecdotes, political insight and delectable recipes, "The Axis of Evil Cookbook" is an intriguing and forbidden treat.
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0 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Not your usual recipe book but I it's a great fun and it's proudly sitting in my kitchen along with many cookery books and it's quite an entertainment for guests too
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Amusing book, cheap binding
23 Sep 2008
Format:Paperback
This book is an amusing combination of political write-ups and recipes from the various "axis of evil" and "axis of kinda evil" countries in the worldview of America. I've tried several of the recipes with great success -- the ones from Iraq, Iran and Syria are simple and tasty good.
Unfortunately, this book could have not been bound any cheaper. I hadn't finished going through it the first time before pages already started falling out. VERY DISAPPOINTING, especially as cookbooks get a workout in the kitchen and a tight binding is greatly appreciated.
Unfortunately, this book could have not been bound any cheaper. I hadn't finished going through it the first time before pages already started falling out. VERY DISAPPOINTING, especially as cookbooks get a workout in the kitchen and a tight binding is greatly appreciated.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Nice try, but...
7 Nov 2008
Format:Paperback
I heard about this cookbook on KCFR's Good Food, and so I requested that my library order it. I am sorry that I asked them to order it. While the writing about each country is entertaining, and her snarky sense of humor is great, and the bits about each leader are fun, the recipes aren't well written, and I don't know when I have seen less appetizing photography. It's like they set out to make the food look as bad as possible. The after photos with bibimbap really looks like vomit.
It is interesting to know that she considers Quorn to be a reasonable substitute for dog in a recipe.
The recipes are oddly incomplete, too. For example, her recipe for halvah begins, "Add the flour into a frying pan of hot oil and stir until thick and golden. Dissolve the sugar in a glass of water and then boil the mixture in a pan..." She doesn't give amounts for the hot oil or the water, and I can't imagine how the recipe would turn out without actual amounts. The other recipes are similar.
It is interesting to know that she considers Quorn to be a reasonable substitute for dog in a recipe.
The recipes are oddly incomplete, too. For example, her recipe for halvah begins, "Add the flour into a frying pan of hot oil and stir until thick and golden. Dissolve the sugar in a glass of water and then boil the mixture in a pan..." She doesn't give amounts for the hot oil or the water, and I can't imagine how the recipe would turn out without actual amounts. The other recipes are similar.
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