Monday, April 2, 2007

Who's Bitter?


מָרוֹר

Slavery isn't any fun. In fact, some would call it bitter. To remind myself of those terrible days, I eat Maror - the bitter herbs. We use horseradish.


Culinary tip - to juxtapose it against the sweetness of freedom, and for a spicy yet sweet delicacy, try dipping the maror into the charoset.

Come to think of it, I like horseradish so much that it doesn't remind me of slavery at all. Maybe we should use arugula. Any other ideas?

Another problem is that there are genetic differences in the ability to taste bitterness. Maybe food is the wrong approach all together. Maybe we could use grating sounds to remind us of slavery.

1 comment:

Unknown said...

i'm pretty sure dad isn't thinking about slavery when he empties the entire can of horse radish onto his morning bagel.