Mr Ha’s apples, La Cienega farmers market
Apples and honey: as I launch Neesh Noosh just days before Rosh Hashana, the Jewish New Year, I thought it would be appropriate for my first entry to be a simple dish. Rosh Hashana (head of the new year) celebrates the creation of the world. We are about to enter the Jewish year of 5775 for the world. What does a plain dish of sliced apples, dipped in honey, have to do with the awesomeness of the creation of the world? And why the seductive fruit that played a pivotal role in the future of the world and humanity?
The simple answer to all of this is that apples and honey are eaten at Rosh Hashana meals after saying a prayer, that asks God for a sweet year.
Neesh Noosh 