Bible oil: sacred, scientific, or cynical? Oh, and fish.

Published: July 25, 2007, 7:55 am

In Israel, a Professor Ovadia has mixed some oil with cinnamon and other spices according to a biblical recipe, and sold his discovery to Frutarom, a multinational 'nutraceutical' company which reckons it can use it to inhibit the spread of infections in hospitals and public places - including Avian flu and HIV. One of the best bits of this web report is the responses - some saying it's superstitious, some that it is cynical marketing and that he has no right to sell it anyway, and a few from diverse religions who are wholly convinced about miraculous oils, water etc. Something a touch less contentious is a site full of bible recipes. Re-worked by a modern chef, because we have bred our fruit and veg to be milder and sweeter over 2000 years. Apparently the ancients liked sour and bitter tastes more than we do. I was going to say "well, the Romans liked sauce made of rotten fish" but deeper research suggests

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