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S O U L<br />
O<br />
D WORDS<br />
PHOTO © TONY FRENCH<br />
With both Christmas<br />
and Hanukkah in<br />
December, houses of<br />
worship provide plenty<br />
of food for thought<br />
(and consumption)<br />
BARBARA CORNELL<br />
THERE ARE SOME secret, sacred places<br />
that stir the foodie’s soul, laying on<br />
foraged herbs, freshly picked fruit, forest<br />
game, home brews and heavenly wines<br />
for hungry travellers along the paths of<br />
righteousness. Best of all, meals served by<br />
religious establishments come wrapped<br />
in the mystical trappings of their spiritual<br />
settings. Whether it’s an iconic basilica,<br />
a mountaintop monastery, a Biblically<br />
inspired recipe or a crypt by candlelight,<br />
each location is steeped in its own<br />
history and lore.<br />
Emperor Constantine’s mother, Saint<br />
Helena, set a high standard for pilgrims in<br />
the fourth century when she set off to the<br />
Holy Land. High offi cials along her<br />
route laid out their best fare and fi nest<br />
hospitality, but where Helena paid the<br />
locals lavishly, today’s savvy food pilgrims<br />
can enjoy reasonable prices and even fi nd<br />
some real bargains.
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