Mount Athos Tahini Soup

We wash and peel all the vegetables and then we cut them in small pieces and boil them until they are melted. We blend them, to be smooth like a cream. We continuous boiling them and add as much water as we like. Finally, we add the corn flour which must be diluted in some water.

We wash the cauliflower, cut it in pieces and throw awy the thick stalks. We peel the potatoes, cut them and boil them with the cauliflower for 20 – 25 minutes. We keep ½ litre of  the boiled water and melt the rest of the vegetables. We add some salt, pepper and nutmeg. In a pot, we melt the butter, we add the flour and let the mixture become “golden”.

As we know from the writings in the Old Testament, wine acquired distinctive symbolism. After the flood, Noah planted and managed to create his own vineyard. In Exodus, God gave a promise to bless three significant goods for human life: bread, water and wine. The lands and climate in the regions of Hebron and Palestine were conducive for the cultivation of vineyards. Viticulture flourished in a short time and gained great demand, as people cultivated their vines to produce the blessed wine. David hymns wine through his psalms, saying: "And wine that makes glad the heart of man..." (Psalm 104:15) and "You have put gladness in my heart, More than in the season that their grain and wine increased" (Psalm 4:7).