However there is one unique case of a country located in this region of North America. Unique things that relate to food is a source of energy for human activities. In the middle of an important role of their country in the region that are in conflict, Jon Rubin and Dawn Weleski who works as an artist, creating a unique idea.
They both build a restaurant whose diets are not typical of their country, but the food menu countries that are in conflict, and especially from countries hostile to the United States. Both were assisted by a renowned chef in the country, namely Robert Sayre.
The restaurant is located in Pittsburgh, United States, is always changing menu which sells every six months. As seen on the official website, www.conflictkitchen.org, recently they sell Cuban cuisine, such as picadillo, empanadas, and yuca con mojo for its customers.
Not only serves specialties from war-torn countries, such as Cuba and Iran, Conflict Kitchen is also packed restaurant concept with additional events, performances and discussions. All these aim to expand public engagement with issues of culture, politics and other important issues in the conflict countries.
In addition to food, Conflict Kitchen is also trying to introduce the culture and thoughts of the Cuban people to its customers. It also works closely with members of the Cuban community to 'pack' the political and cultural issues in the food sold.
But apparently this is not easy. As noted on its website, a variety of views and opinions that can come opposite each other and the more complex because it is influenced history and the personal opinion of each person.
"Conflict Kitchen reformat existing social relations in the form of food and economic exchange. The goal is to involve the public in discussions about the country, the culture and the rhetoric of the US political polarization that has always been a major news headlines in the mass media, "said Rubin reported by the ABC.
To find the food to be served, a restaurant that was founded in the year 2010 even to visit a country that became the origin of the food. Take for example when Sayre wanted serves typical Cuban state. He went to Cuba and try to live once interviewed a local chef there on the materials used.
"We want the buyer to know the origin of the food they eat. Not only conflicts that are facing the country in question, but also cultural and other unique features, "he said on their official website.
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