Israel

-Israelis on average eat 3 meals a day. Breakfast is light.

-Schoolchildren will usually have a snack in the mid morning call aruchat esser, which translates to literally “ten-o’clock meal.”

-Traditionally early afternoon if the main meal (except Friday evening) and dinner is usually light.

-It’s considered polite to accept additional food.

-Israelis especially those of Arab decent drink Turkish coffee or mint tea often with their meals. Families are often too busy to eat together, but they will at least gather for Shabbat (Sabbath), considers of 3 meals eaten between Friday night and Saturday before sunset.

-Shabbat involves religion customs throughout the the meal. A ritual blessing on the wine (Kiddush) precedes both dinner and lunch.

Breakfast:

A typical Israeli breakfast would includes the followings:

-fresh juice

-tea or coffee eggs of your choice

-Israeli salad

-a range of cheeses (both hard and soft)

-freshly baked bread

-0lives

-jam and butter

Lunch/Dinner:

Some popular Israeli lunch/dinner food includes the followings:

-Pita Bread with hummus- a mashed chickpea spread

-Falafel- deep fried balls of chickpea, onions and some other ingredients, usually served in a pita bread

-Schnitzel- fried chicken cutlets, served with hummus and ketchup

-Baba Ganoush- an eggplant spread

-Shawarma- grilled meat, typically lamb, which is usually “shaved”, often enjoyed in pita or laffa bread