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Regional Dishes

A colorful spread of meze or salatim dishes at the start of a meal
Meze or Salatim
Sabich
1 3
Sabich Frishman: 42 Frishman
Most Israeli and Palestinian
meals begin with a salad spread – St, Tel Aviv-Jaffa; Oved Sabich:
salatim to Israelis or meze to Arabs. 7 Sirkin St, Gavatayim
Hummus is, of course, the best- This Iraqi-Jewish pita sandwich
loved dish, but close contenders contains potato, tahini, salad, spices,
are labane (yogurt), baba ghanoush and parsley, but the key ingredients
(eggplant dip), and fattoush (pita are fried eggplant and a hard-boiled
bread salad), while olives and pickles egg. When in Tel Aviv head to Sabich
invariably make an appearance. Frishman, or to Gavatayim’s famed
Oved Sabich for a taste.
Falafel
2 Shakshuka
The ultimate street food,
Dr Shakshuka: 3 Beit Eshel St,
falafel is delicious as well as 4
affordable. The pita comes stuffed Tel Aviv-Jaffa
with tomato and cucumber salad, An Israeli classic, this dish of eggs
coleslaw, tahini (hummus), and a poached in a rich tomato, pepper,
dribble of amba (mango chutney). and onion sauce, has its roots in
North Africa. Locals usually eat it for
breakfast, but it is good at any time.
Schnitzel
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Ashkenazi Jews brought the
schnitzel from Austria and Germany,
and it’s now omnipresent. Chicken
or turkey is pounded thin, coated in
breadcrumbs, and pan fried. You find
it in fast-food places, crammed into
pita with salads, or dressed up with
sesame seeds, spices, and garlic in
fancy restaurants.
Falafel, a very popular street food

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