He commenced the blessing: «Blessed art thou, O Lord our God, King of the universe...»; Then, with his mind's eye first on the loaf of
bread baked from barley flour, he said, «who brought forth
bread from the earth...; then for the pot of lentils he prayed, «who created different kinds of seeds...,» and for the
plate of onions and radishes, «who created different kinds of herbs...» For the locusts fried in a batter of honey and flour, he continued, «by whose word all things exist...»; for the bowl of figs, «who created the fruit of the tree...»; for the wine, «who created the fruit of the vine...» And for the baked fish, he exclaimed, «Blessed be the One who created this baked fish; how
beautiful it is!»