On food and foreign policy

Whether from the streets of Yangon, Myanmar or the kitchens of Santa Rosa de Copan, Honduras, food has always been a place where I found cultures unite and people come together to realize we're more similar than we are different. I have had profound political discussions over tamales and have observed various immigrant issues crop up in eateries run by displaced people groups. In short: food matters. 

Enter Conflict Kitchen, a place in Pittsburgh specializing in serving up foods from the areas the with which the U.S. is in conflict. The idea is to call attention to the places least talked about, or perhaps most misunderstood, bringing touchy topics to the forefront of our minds--and stomachs. 

They're definitely onto something, because how can you dislike a country whose food tastes so damn good? 

(Video by AJ+)


Source: h