What Did 'The Last Supper' Menu Consist Of?

Did you ever notice some people just have curious minds. You know the type, heads full of useless information. I must admit I'm one of them.

Indulge me for a moment if you will.

I'm discussing plans for Easter Brunch at TCC with our chefs. The conversation led to barley and almond salad. Sounded Biblical to me. I think I wrote a piece on Biblical Foods a year or so ago, and that got me thinking, I wonder what Christ ate at the Last Supper?

So here we are.
Of course nobody knows for sure as none of us were there. The obvious reference book would be the Bible. I started there. I found out talapia is known as St. Peter's Fish and according to Luke 24:42 "they partook of broiled fish and honeycomb" so I'm guessing talapia, which is still common in Israel today, was served.

Paul wrote to the Corinthians 5:7-8 "...purge out the old leaven that you may be a new lump since you are truly unleavened." Seeing that Passover is the "Feast of Unleavened Bread " and Christ proclaimed, "take this bread it and eat it for this is the bread of my body...” Matzah is my next safe bet. I know the rest of the scripture and surely wine is a given.
After that I came up short, so I referenced some Seder traditions. Jewish folk are fiercely traditional and have kept the same customs and beliefs for thousands of years. I cross-referenced Seder traditions with foods indicative to Israel at the time and this is my menu hypothesis. Wine, matzah, broiled talapia and honeycomb are pretty much a given.

Roasted meats such as lamb, goat or beef were rich men's food and since Christ was of humble origins His Seder lamb probably consisted of lamb shanks or Z'roar.

It is usually eaten with a bitter green salad known as Maror. This consists of bitter herbs and lettuce such as peppergrass, watercress, endive and the like. Chazeret could also have been the bitter herb salad consumed at the Last Supper. Less lettuce more herb is the primary difference.

Karpas or fresh vegetables soaked in salt and vinegar was a probable side dish and of course olives, dates, palm which are still staples in Israeli food to this day. Jewish people do not eat dairy and meat together during Seder and as Christ was a Jew there is little chance cheese or yogurt was included in this meal.
So there you have it, just in case you wanted to know, not that I know why you would. Add that to the useless information folder in your brain, it seems mine is over-stuffed.