Dr. Rayner Hesse - Cooking with the Bible

Good Food, KCRW - SAT DEC 16, 2006

Tilapia on a stick and cooked over an open fire is what Jesus served to his disciples as he talked with them on the bank of sea of Galilee. Dr. Rayner Hesse on this segment of Good Food on KCRW said that this would have been available in the ancient Middle East. This caught my attention since my spouse and I were introduced to Tilapia prepared and eaten in a similar way: flame cooked in the skin with slashes on the sides. We picked the meat right off the bone and skin as the Filipino members of our church congregation instructed us. We both thought it was great and have continued to eat it prepared various ways. Eating with my hands always feels biblical and this confirms that felt connection.