Cooking History

Cooking History (2009)

February 19th, 20091h 28min

Documentary
48%

Overview

A documentary about army cooks and how the everyday needs of thousands of armed stomachs affect the victories and defeats of statesmen. The film is based on eleven meals based on recipes from the Second World War till the war in Chechnya; from France through the Balkans to Russia.


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