We tasted our way around Tel Aviv’s Carmel Market, taking in history, traditional foods, modern flavours, & all the hustle & bustle the ‘shuk’ has to offer! It’s a couple of years since we took a fantastic culinary tour of Tel Aviv’s Levinsky Market, and being back in Israel it…
The most refreshing drink of the summer! Limonana takes thirst-quenching homemade lemonade and kicks it up a notch for a cooling, invigorating beverage. I think I can say, unequivocally, that there is no more refreshing drink than limonana – Israeli mint lemonade. It starts off with the delicious refreshingness of homemade…
At the end of last year we took a foodie tour of the Levinsky market in Tel Aviv, and one of the highlights for me was the vegan malabi. Malabi is traditionally a dairy dessert, but this one was made with coconut milk and was creamy, sweet and delicious. I promised…
Ever bought an exciting new ingredient and then wondered what on earth you were going to do with it? Welcome to my world… At the end of 2016 we took a family trip to Israel, and as part of that we spent a few hours on a tasting tour of…
Tel Aviv’s Levinsky Market is a foodie paradise! Learn about the delicious food, drinks, sweets & spices available in this historic Israeli neighbourhood. The best way to discover a place is to eat your way around it, right? And although I’ve spent a lot of time in Israel over the…
A delicious milky coffee, cafe hafuch has layers of hot milk and espresso topped with foam. Beautiful to look at and fantastic to drink! An Israeli morning treat. Visiting Israel as a child, I remember only two kinds of coffee – botz (Turkish coffee) or a local brand of instant coffee called…
About a week ago I was in town and needed to buy some fruit and veg. I nipped into the nearest grocers, which happened to be one of Cambridge’s fabulous Middle Eastern shops. But when I got to the till, my purchases didn’t quite come to £5, which was the…
Diced fresh, ripe vegetables, lightly dressed with olive oil, lemon juice & herbs – delicious! Serve with falafel, or even as part of an Israeli breakfast! Between school and university, I spent the year in Israel with a group of like-minded people from Habonim-Dror. We were based on a kibbutz,…
Rich, creamy & delicious, and topped with nuts and cinnamon, sahlab is a luxurious cold weather treat. Say ‘I love you’ with a cup of this glorious hot drink. I was 18 years old before I visited Israel in the winter for the first time. Despite having lots of cousins, aunts,…
Malawach is an easy-to-make, delicious, 3-ingredient flaky fried Jewish flatbread. Serve with fresh tomatoes, cheese & eggs for a fabulous breakfast or brunch. I think I was in my late teens when I first ate malawach on a trip to Israel. It’s a flaky, savoury fried Yemeni-Jewish flatbread, that usually…
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