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cake

Today, we introduce the biblical food which is very popular for pastry lovers − oo•ga, cake. The biblical cake receives its name from its circular shape. The verb (infinitive) is ‘oog,’ which means ‘to circle.’ The name ‘ooga’ is...

matzo, matza, unleavened bread

Today we introduce the biblical food which is also another name for Passover in the Bible − ma•tzot, ma•tzo, ma•tza, unleavened bread. On Passover Jews are commanded to avoid any regular bread along with any other product that includes regular, leavened flour and to...

soup, broth

Today we introduce the biblical dish ma•rak, soup or broth. Marak, soup, is mentioned only twice in the Bible and neither is favorable for this dish. By the negative occurrence we learn that meat was part of this ancient soup. The problem with this soup is that it...

cheese

Cheese was produced during the biblical era even without understanding the role of microbiotics in the process of its production. G’vina is mentioned only once in the Old Testament and is not mentioned at all in the New Testament. “Have you not poured me out...

butter

Butter was another favored food product in the Bible. Historically, butter production and consumption has always been associated with affluence and with times of civil and social stability. Napoleon was the first to request its production when his war effort caused a...