No more exotic cuisine in Iran! State TV bans foreign cooking shows...

The likes of Delia Smith and Jamie Oliver are no longer welcome in Iran, where western cookery shows have been banned.

The country's state-run television network has been forbidden to screen any cooking shows that promote foreign cuisine on any of the 30 channels

Conservatives are trying to reverse the Western influences pervading Iranian culture and the ban is seen as part of a nationalistic campaign increasingly pushed by Iran's government in recent years. More...

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