Heavenly delights foods with religious meanings
Apples and honey: -Eaten on Rosh Hashanah (i.e. Jewish New Year), it reminds Jews of the manna.
Hot cross bun: -A hot cross bun is a spiced sweet bun usually made with fruit and marked with a cross on the top. Originating in the UK.
Cassatella di sant'Agata: -Also known as Saint Agatha's Breasts, this Sicilian pastry from Catania is made during the Festival of Saint Agatha.
Carrots: -Carrots contain about 53 calories per cup (128 grams). They’re also rich in beta-carotene, which can be converted into vitamin A.
Bread: -Bread, especially unleavened bread, is one of the two elements of the Christian Eucharist.
Baklava: -A Middle Eastern classic, baklava is also popular in Greece.
Ghee: -Commonly used for cooking and traditional medicine, this Indian butter is also a sacred food in Hinduism.
Fanesca: -Fanesca is a soup eaten during Holy Week in Ecuador.
Sufganiyot: -Eaten on Hannukah, sufganiyot is a fried pastry filled with sweet jelly.
Pretzel: -In Southern France in around 610 CE, monks would bake thin strips of dough into the shape of a child's arms folded in prayer.