Religious food - Anita Ganeri

Each religion has special food that is eaten at times of worship and at festivals. In some religions people have special types of food that they eat every day.

Includes information on the world's six major religons drawing on their similarities and differences.

Topics covered include:

The offerings made by Hindus at a temple shrine

The seder plate and the special foods for the Jewish passover

The rules that Buddhist monks follow about eating their midday meal

How Christians make pancakes in preparation for Lent

The foods that Muslims eat to break their fast at the end of Ramadan

How food is prepared for Sikhs in the kitchen of the Sikh temple.