Israeli Food and Culture

Popular Foods

• Hummus
• Shakshuka (eggs with tomato sauce and spices)
• Shuarma (chicken, turkey or beef in smaller pieces)
• Schnitzel
• Israeli Salad
• Falafel

Popular Snacks

• Bamba
• Bissli
• Mekupelet (thinly folded milk chocolate produced in Israel since 1935)
• Chocolate-coated marshmallows

Popular Desserts

• Rugelach (rolled up chocolate and dough) (on the background)
• Stuffed Dates
• Tahini cookies (cookies with nuts)
• Mandelbread (shortbread cookie)
• Kunafah (Kanafeh is a traditional Middle Eastern dessert made with shredded filo pastry, or alternatively fine semolina dough, soaked in sweet, sugar-based syrup, and typically layered with cheese, or with other ingredients such as clotted cream or nuts, depending on the region.
• HaShachar Ha'ole (really good chocolate from Israel)

Israeli Drinks

• Limonana (lemon and mint)
• Sacklav (thick milk)
• Shoko b’sakit (chocolate in a bag)
• Ice Café (iced coffee)
• Tubi 60 (liquor-rum-vodka)
• Arak (liquor-rum-vodka)

What is a "Shuk"?

• Israeli market
• Often outdoors
• Lots of yummy fresh food sold there

Benji's Recommended Foods

• Shewarma
• HaShachar Ha'Ole
• Hummus
• Schnitzel
• Rugalach

Natalie's Recommended Foods

• Bamba
• Shewarma
• Rugelach
• Hummus
• Schnitzel
• Falafel

Lila's Recommended Foods

• Hummus
• Falafel
• Shawarma
• HaShachar Ha'Ole
• Rugelach
• Bissli
• Bamba

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