In a scathing political move, bakeries in Iran have changed the name of Danish pastries to "Roses of the Prophet Muhammad" in protest of the cartoons published in a Danish newspaper in September.
It seems that most customers in Iran really couldn't give a damn.
"I just want the sweet pastries. I have nothing to do with the name," shopper Zohreh Masoumi said.
Ah, a voice of reason! Seriously, though, does changing the name really prove anything? The whole "freedom fries" fiasco never really ran its course in the U.S.
Still, I have to say I am a bit annoyed by this. I'll be damned if you can get a danish of any kind here in Greece, yet they seem to be popular in Iran. I think I'll have to protest.
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Lately, France has been a stand-up ally. In fact, this whole nuclar issue with Iran has let France be the big mouthpiece and I'm just really happy with them.
So much so, that I had my first order of French Fries at McDonalds today. In the past, the Greeks looked at me funny when I ordered "Freedom Fries".
Also, when you say DANISH, do you mean what we say "Sweet Rolls" in America? Because, they have plenty of donut type pastries here in Athens, but I wanted to get a clarification on what a DANISH really is. Geez, I've been here 20 years and really have forgotten??
Kind of like Turkish coffee became Greek coffee after some political conflicts in Cyprus?
You're right, it's silly.
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