A Sweet Holiday: Rosh Hashanah

Most people love food in some way. Some people love to eat food and some people love to cook food. Also, some people enjoy both cooking and eating food. It is claimed that those type of people are called "foodies" There is much great cuisine to choose from for example, there is Italian cuisine, American cuisine, Chinese cuisine, Jewish cuisine, and many more cuisines that are just waiting to be sampled and enjoyed by many people. Jewish cuisine seems to take center stage during the Jewish holidays such as Rosh Hashanah, Passover, and Hanukkah. Each of the Jewish holidays celebrates and commemorates an event in Jewish history or Jewish folklore. Rosh Hashanah is no exception because it celebrates the Jewish New Year. Therefore when it comes to making cuisine for Rosh Hashanah it has to have a sweet flavor to it.

The Jewish New Year of Rosh Hashanah takes place between the middle and the end of September. The Jewish year unlike the American year goes from September to September instead of January to January to January. However, both new years emphasize starting over and getting a fresh start. The main objective of the Jewish New Year is for people to have a sweet new year. Therefore, in an attempt to help people have a sweet new year, the Jewish cuisine for Rosh Hashanah has to have at least one sweet ingredient in it. The sweet ingredient most often used in making cuisine for Rosh Hashanah is honey.