An Early Taste of International Passport Day
by Mac Narahara, mn587
Issue date: 2/8/05 Section: News
Let's get serious, just for one second: The Israeli day-to-day food usually consists of fresh vegetables and fruits, some fish and chickens, and lots of dairy product.
Breakfast: Israelis are very proud of the variety of dairy products - that's what I call diversity! There are zillion flavors for every yogurt, and you can find all the fruit that you can think of and more. The names of the yogurts are also very imaginative, as some ex-GMA members did a dreadfully creative work - "happy strawberry", "gay peach", "baby's banana" and so on. What about "interviewee's blue(berry)s"?
Morning snack: There are some Israeli food products that are considered to be the core nutrition of every person. Bamba is the first word that a baby learns to say. It is a peanut flavored snack that melts in your mouth easily. It is as popular with parents as well as kids. This is the best selling product in Israel (millions of packs for a population of 6 millions people). The producer actually tried to export Bamba to China but the Chinese palate did not favor this snack. I still don't understand why.
Lunch: New-age-falafel in Tel-Aviv: where all the start up companies reside, you can find yam and carrot falafel, with bell-pepper sauce and sour krauts. This might cost you three times the original price, but it the place to watch for geek-celebrities and to be seen during lunchtime.
There's also the Israeli version of BBQ called Al Ha'esh ("on the fire" in free style translation). You can orchestrate the show in your balcony or in a national park, where you will meet the rest of the nation. This BBQ includes hamburgers, chicken breast and hearts, hotdog, but never, never, never inside a bun. We eat our food inside pita bread and we are proud of this fact!
Afternoon snack: Bamba, again. What did you think?
Dinner: The Thanksgiving meals of the Israeli are Rosh Hashanah and Passover, where the entire family meets to scream at each other and wishfully talk about marriage and kids.
Breakfast: Israelis are very proud of the variety of dairy products - that's what I call diversity! There are zillion flavors for every yogurt, and you can find all the fruit that you can think of and more. The names of the yogurts are also very imaginative, as some ex-GMA members did a dreadfully creative work - "happy strawberry", "gay peach", "baby's banana" and so on. What about "interviewee's blue(berry)s"?
Morning snack: There are some Israeli food products that are considered to be the core nutrition of every person. Bamba is the first word that a baby learns to say. It is a peanut flavored snack that melts in your mouth easily. It is as popular with parents as well as kids. This is the best selling product in Israel (millions of packs for a population of 6 millions people). The producer actually tried to export Bamba to China but the Chinese palate did not favor this snack. I still don't understand why.
Lunch: New-age-falafel in Tel-Aviv: where all the start up companies reside, you can find yam and carrot falafel, with bell-pepper sauce and sour krauts. This might cost you three times the original price, but it the place to watch for geek-celebrities and to be seen during lunchtime.
There's also the Israeli version of BBQ called Al Ha'esh ("on the fire" in free style translation). You can orchestrate the show in your balcony or in a national park, where you will meet the rest of the nation. This BBQ includes hamburgers, chicken breast and hearts, hotdog, but never, never, never inside a bun. We eat our food inside pita bread and we are proud of this fact!
Afternoon snack: Bamba, again. What did you think?
Dinner: The Thanksgiving meals of the Israeli are Rosh Hashanah and Passover, where the entire family meets to scream at each other and wishfully talk about marriage and kids.