Food show's Hitler episode draws fire

BRUSSELS - A culinary show on Adolf Hitler's favorite meal to be aired next week has come under fire from Jewish, resistance, and political prisoner organizations.

In his series "Plat Prefere," or "Favorite Dish," professional cook Jeroen Meus goes to Hitler's haunts in southern Germany to prepare trout with butter sauce, "a succulent festive meal" and said to be one of Hitler's favorite meals, the program's trailer announced.

Michael Freilich, the editor of Joods Actueel magazine, who is leading the criticism, said yesterday he is worrying that Hitler is being turned into a banal figure, thus sending "the wrong signal" to a younger generation.

The VRT network, which will air the show Oct. 28, said it will put Hitler "in the right context."

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