Rosh Hashana means honey

September 28, 2008 - 12:42 PM by Harry

I’m quite looking forward to tomorrow. I’m hitting the supermarket this evening with a gargantuan shopping list and will spend most of the night prepping all my dishes I’ll be cooking for Rosh Hashana. Dishes for the new year should always be sweet, so nearly everything I make needs to have a healthy dose of honey in it. Luckily, in nearby Kfar Ruth, a small agricultural village established in the late seventies lies a boutique honeymaker who sells the best honey I’ve had in Israel. Shai Spector opened his honey business a few years ago. It is housed in a beautiful building and is open only on Fridays, because Spector spends the rest of the week tending to his bee colonies. His honey come in many different varieties and he even some that are infused with herbs such as zatar (hyssop) and sage.

I’m no fan of honey cake but found a recipe via Baroness Tapuzina and simply cannot resist making it. It’s called Ka’ikeh b’Ah’sal which is a Honey Cake With Sesame Glaze. The recipe is from the Syrian Jewish cookbook “A Fistful of Lentils” by Jennifer Abadi. You can find the recipe here. The Baroness also links to other interesting Rosh Hashana recipes and I’d like to personally thank her for saving me a few hours of research. As a main course I’ll be making Georgian Chicken in Pomegranate and Tamarind Sauce which I also found via her blog.

Shana Tova to all. May this year bring you prosperity, health and much goodness.

HaBayit Shel Shai Spektor

HaBayit Shel Shai Spektor - inside

Honey is delicious

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2 Comments on Rosh Hashana means honey

  1. Baroness Tapuzina on Sun, Sep 28th 2008 1:25 PM

    2. Hi,

    Thank you for referring to my blog. I made the Ka’ikeh b’Ah’sal as a trial test for Rosh Hashana. I found it a bit dry, so watch the cake carefully. It had a great flavour and I loved the mixture of honey and tehina. But, I decided it was a bit too daring for the guests I was preparing it for.

    Thanks,

    Michelle

  2. Baroness Tapuzina on Sun, Sep 28th 2008 1:25 PM

    3. I forgot to say, Chag Sameach!

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