Food in israel

The man who couldn't watch Israel throw its food away: The story of Leket Israel

From a leaky trunk to Israel's national food bank: Joseph Gitler on waste, "startup nation poverty," and feeding families after Oct 7.

Studies show that sometimes between 8 to 15 exposures are required before a new food moves from "strange" to "acceptable"
Ototo restaurant in Rehovot.

Ototo Asian experience: Fantastic sushi in Rehovot - restaurant review

LIGHT MEAL with a light wine: Rose is always a good option.

Wine Talk: Make me a match

Benz Brothers

These are the best burgers in Israel according to the Burger Israel community


Israeli NGOs turn to philanthropy as funding requests soar

Charities increase requests to NGOs by 37% in the past three months

 A graph illustrating the gap between Israeli and US stock market prices in 2022-23

Cat found inside meat section at Rami Levy supermarket

In the video, the cat is seen walking around inside the meat on display – walking on the pieces of meat, nibbling on them and contaminating them.

A JERUSALEM alley cat.

Israel wastes over 1/3rd of its food every year - Leket

Leket CEO: Incomprehensible a solution exists that would be effective across the board with economic, social, environmental and health benefits, and yet, the government ignores it.

Fresh vegetables are sold at the shuk (market)

Wolt to expand to 15 new communities near Rishon, Rehovot

Wolt was established in 2014 in Helsinki, Finland, as a convenient, fast and serviceable food delivery platform. It began operating in Israel in 2018. 

 A courier working with Wolt, a meal delivery app service, rides a scooter as he delivers an order from a restaurant, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) crisis, in Tel Aviv, Israel July 9, 2020.

Where can you find authentic Mexican tacos in Petah Tikva?

Here's a taste of the food you can get at the Mexicana chain, with branches all over Israel.

Mexicana's delights.

Celebrating birthdays in Jerusalem at the Mamilla Rooftop

Good wine, lamb chops and duck breast are the perfect way to celebrate a birthday. Oh, and the Jerusalem skyline at sunset is nice too.

 Lamb chops at the Mamilla Rooftop.

How should you store cucumbers?

In honor of the beginning of cucumber season, here are some tips on how to store them properly.

 Cutting cucumbers.

Tnuva to establish R&D center dedicated to alternative protein

More and more Israelis are moving away from animal-based protein sources, and Tnuva aims to "to lead the field while facilitating the products’ accessibility to the wider public."

 Tnuva's research and development center.

Tel Aviv leads list of cities in Israel with the most diverse cuisine

10bis discovered which city had the largest variety of culinary options within a 5km radius, finding that Tel Aviv had 58 different cuisine options – compared to 43 for Haifa and 41 for Jerusalem.

An aerial shot of a Tel Aviv beach

Reimagining the future of food

Israel’s northern Galilee has become the new go-to destination for food-tech start-ups

 Planteam’s plant protein made without fillers, binders, mediators, gluten, additives, preservatives, or GMO