Iranian Regime Threatened By The Subversive Power of….Pasta and Pizza?!

The Iranian mullahs are constantly trying to beat back “western influences,” whether its western fashion or western ideas. But Iranian TV has now issued rules which declare that cooking shows, yes, cooking shows, are not to teach Iranians how to cook pasta, pizza, or other western dishes. “Television should show viewers abroad and Persian speakers the great and important achievements of the Islamic revolution,” the broadcasting authority’s deputy director, Ali Darabi, was quoted as saying as he explained the move. Apparently western cooking shows are popular in Iran. These new rules are silly, of course. How will teaching someone to cook lasagna undermine the regime? To me, the story is indicative of how desperate the Iranian regime has become. If you begin to fear pasta, it shows how much confidence you really lack. Once you start viewing food as a subversive influence, you are sunk.