Levivot is the Hebrew word for fried potato pancakes—known as latkes. While traditional latkes are made from potatoes, today, people who love to cook are using all sorts of vegetables

Any Israeli citizen, no matter his style, class or taste, holds a firm Mangal vocabulary and has his own technique to run a BBQ event. Often times it becomes a ritual of manhood!

This following post will probably make a lot of turkeys upset. According to international statistics, Israel holds the world record of turkey consumption per person.

More than 500 of these holiday birds were donated today by the Israeli Consulate in NY and world boxing champion, Yuri Foreman, to families in need in the Brooklyn neighborhood of Canarsie.

What I specially love about this dish is the “homey” feeling, yet sophisticated, that it carries. when you are sitting down to eat Memulaim (stuffed vegetables) you can feel in every bite that some one was thinking about you and put lots of love and efforts into these veggies.

Over the years, alcohol has proven to be one of the best conversation starters. At Taybeh Brewery in the West Bank, Oktoberfest is open for all, proving that peace is done better bottoms up.

Is there anything more heartening than Friday-afternoon slice of bread with chopped liver? Yes, with a glass of chilled dark beer and the Friday paper. This Jewish Ashkenazi delight is a classic appetizer for a Shabbat dinner and a must on a holiday table. In Israel, you can find this dish in many “Jewish restaurants”. [...]

Very different from the American breakfast, the classic Israeli breakfast is created from fresh vegetables and produce: an Israeli salad (finely chopped fresh vegetables), scrambled or fried eggs, cottage or white soft cheese, and fresh bread.

Cauliflower has fallen from the ranks of culinary favor, eclipsed by its super-food cousin, broccoli. The cauliflower is not so much a fashionable ingredient, although a number of great eateries in NYC still insist on it.

In Israel hummus is a true religion: fluffy Jerusalem hummus as opposed to chunky Galilean versions or to the “new” upscale delicate spread. Any citizen, whether Jewish or Arab, holds a firm opinion of where you can find the “best hummus in the country”.