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To simply say the Belgian-German relationship throughout the first half of the 20th century was ‘strained’ would be quite the understatement.
In 1914, the German chancellor dismissed a treaty with Belgium as no more than a ‘scrap of paper,’ and then proceeded to have his armies invade the neutral nation, shoot thousands of civilians and loot and burn dozens of towns.
In 1940, it was Hitler’s German army that invaded the neutral country and began the process of registering 20,000 Belgian Jews for deportation and eventual annihilation in concentration camps.
So while the History Channel can rightfully lay claim to all things Hitler and the Third Reich, one has to wonder why a popular Belgian cooking show would feature Adolf’s favorite recipes.
In an upcoming episode of “Plat Prefere” (or “Favorite Dish” if the only Belgian you speak is waffle), chef Jeroen Meus will not only prepare the brutal dictator’s preferred ‘Trout with Butter Sauce,” but will take viewers on a tour of some of the mustached murderer's favorite southern Germany haunts.
History books have noted that Hitler was - for the most part - a vegetarian, but was known to enjoy fish and squab on certain occasions.
The decision to air the episode has come under fire for ‘attempting to trivialize’ the Nazi leader.
For sweeps week, Belgian TV is planning Mussolini’s Extreme Italian Building Makeovers, Winnie Mandela’s Neckties After Six and Joe Stalin’s Ukrainian farming tips.
Eat like one of the 20th century’s most notorious criminals here.
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