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Halva

Halva

Sweets, candy confections, many different types, for example, flour or nut confections, many types

Jalebi

Jalebi

Deep-fried flour noodles soaked in syrup

Kanafeh

Kanafeh

Noodle pastry, or semolina dough, soaked in sugar syrup and topped with cheese, nuts, clotted cream

Krembo

Krembo

A cookie topped with marshmallow and coated in chocolate, a common snack in Israel in winter

Kugel

Kugel

Savory or sweet casserole with potatoes, noodles, curd cheese, fruit, raisins

Lekach

Lekach

Spiced honey cake, common during Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur holidays

Ma'amoul

Ma'amoul

Pastries or cookies filled with dates, nuts, semolina, serve with coffee, tea

Malban

Malban

Confections made with sugar and gel, fruit pastes, often contain nuts

Meghli

Meghli

Rice pudding with nuts, raisins, spices, sugar, anise

Muhallebi

Muhallebi

Milk pudding, made with rice, sugar and milk

Mushabak

Mushabak

Deep-fried dough soaked in syrup, commonly coiled or shaped into small balls

Om ali

Om ali

Baked dessert made with pastry, coconut, pistachios, raisins, sugar, milk/cream and cinnamon

Qatayef

Qatayef

Sweet pancakes, filled with a ricotta cream and topped with crushed pistachios, serve with rose water syrup

Qurabiya

Qurabiya

Shortbread cookie made with ground almonds

Sufganiyot

Sufganiyot

Jelly-filled doughnuts, common during Hanukkah

Tamrieh

Tamrieh

Thin pastry dough wrapped around semolina pudding, then fried and coated with powdered sugar

Tulumba

Tulumba

Deep-fried cylinder-shaped choux pastry fritters, soaked in syrup or honey

Warbat

Warbat

Sweet pastry made with layered phyllo dough and custard, may also contain sweet cheese, nuts, for example, almonds, pistachios, walnuts

Znoud el sit

Znoud el sit

Deep-fried cream filled phyllo pastries

Arak

Arak

Boza

Boza

Malted beverage made from corn, wheat, millet &/or barley, depending on the region

Carob beverage

Carob beverage

Coffee

Coffee

Arabic coffee, Turkish coffee

Fruit juice

Fruit juice

Ginger beverage

Ginger beverage

Helba beverage

Helba beverage

Drink made with fenugreek

Karkade

Karkade

Laban

Laban

Fermented milk or yogurt

Lemonade

Lemonade

Licorice beverage

Licorice beverage

Limonana

Limonana

Lemon juice and spearmint beverage

Mate

Mate

Qamar al din

Qamar al din

Apricot paste or apricot beverage

Salep

Salep

A warm beverage made from the tubers of a rare orchid, hot milk, sugar and cinnamon, also used to make dondurma, a type of Turkish ice cream

Shai marmieh

Shai marmieh

Sharab

Sharab

Cold fruit flavored drinks

Smoothie

Smoothie

Blended fruit drinks made with fruit such as mango, banana and strawberry, mixed berries, banana, coconut, guava, passionfruit, pineapple, strawberry, watermelon

Soft drinks

Soft drinks

Tamarind juice

Tamarind juice

Tamr hindi

Tamr hindi

Sweet tamarind beverage

Taybeh

Taybeh

Made by Taybeh Brewing Company

Tea

Tea

Tea

Tea

White coffee

White coffee

Water flavored with orange blossom and sugar, not actually a coffee drink

Bamia

Bamia

Stewed okra or okra stew with meat and vegetables, made with beef, lamb, also refers to stewed okra

Biryani

Biryani

Mixed rice with mutton, chicken, beef, fish, vegetables

Brik

Brik

Savory pastry or pie filled with egg, onion, mashed potatoes, tuna, harissa, parsley, many different types

Calamari

Calamari

Grilled, fried, stuffed

Cholent

Cholent

Slow-cooked stew with brisket, potatoes, beans, vegetables, barley

Couscous

Couscous

Small balls made of semolina, commonly served with stewed meats, vegetables

Crab

Crab

Curry chicken

Curry chicken

Trends coming soon

Dajaj mashwi

Dajaj mashwi

Grilled chicken

Djaj mahshi

Djaj mahshi

Whole chicken stuffed with a rice, vegetable and spice filling

Eggah

Eggah

An omelette or frittata made with vegetables, meat, tomatoes, potatoes, spices, herbs, chili peppers

Fasolada

Fasolada

Bean, a soup of white beans, vegetables, olive oil

Trends coming soon

Fasolia khadra

Fasolia khadra

Stewed green beans, beef or lamb, tomatoes, garlic, spices, serve with rice, salad

Fatat batinjan

Fatat batinjan

Minced meat and eggplant casserole

Fatayer

Fatayer

Savory pies made with meat (fatayer lahme), cheese (fatayer jibna), spinach (fatayer sabanekh), leban, za'atar spices (fatayer zaatar)

Fatteh

Fatteh

Pieces of flatbread with yogurt, chickpeas, pine nuts, olive oil

Fesikh

Fesikh

Dried and fermented gray mullet fish, serve with flatbread, oil, lemon and onions. Warning: poisoning from botulism and other bacteria is a risk when eating feseekh if it is not prepared properly

Fish

Fish

Fogaiyya

Fogaiyya

Stew with lamb or beef, vegetables, rice, chickpeas, chard, spices, garlic, lemon juice

Freekeh

Freekeh

Roasted green durum wheat, commonly used in soups and stews, though used in many other dishes as well

Ful medames

Ful medames

Stewed fava beans with vegetables, spices

Galayet bandora

Galayet bandora

Pan of tomatoes, stewed tomatoes with onions, spicy chili peppers, olive oil, salt, may also include meat

Hamasees

Hamasees

Stewed sorrel greens and lentils

Jerusalem mixed grill

Jerusalem mixed grill

A mix of chicken, chicken offal, turkey, lamb, onion, garlic and spices, serve with flatbread

Kabsa

Kabsa

Mixed rice with meat, vegetables and spices

Kebab

Kebab

Skewered and grilled meat, seafood, fish, offal, vegetables, fruit, many different types and variations

Kersha

Kersha

Kibbeh bi laban

Kibbeh bi laban

Meatballs cooked in a laban yogurt sauce

Kidra

Kidra

Mixed rice and lamb

Kofta

Kofta

Seasoned meatballs, for example, lamb, beef, fish

Koshari

Koshari

Rice, macaroni and lentils with a spiced tomato sauce and condiments

Kousa mahshi

Kousa mahshi

Squash, zucchini stuffed with minced meat, rice, spices

Kugel

Kugel

Savory or sweet casserole with potatoes, noodles, curd cheese, fruit, raisins

Lamb shank

Lamb shank

Madfoon

Madfoon

Slow-roasted chicken, lamb or goat, traditionally cooked under a bed of coals in an earth oven, serve on a bed of rice

Mahshi

Mahshi

Vegetables, grape leaves, stuffed with a seasoned rice mixture

Malleh

Malleh

Preserved fish, fish such as kingfish and tuna are salted and dried for preservation, then rehydrated, stewed, cooked in a biryani (mixed rice dish) with spices, preserved black limes

Manakish

Manakish

Flatbread topped with, for example, za'atar spice mix and olive oil, halloumi, eggs, ground meat, thyme, cheese or ground meat

Mandi

Mandi

Meat and rice dish seasoned with baharat spice blend, made with lamb, goat, camel, chicken

Mangal

Mangal

The name Israelis use for outdoor barbecue

Mansaf

Mansaf

Stewed meat such as lamb in jameed, a sauce made of fermented and dried laban (yogurt), served over rice or bulgur

Maqluba

Maqluba

Upside-down mixed rice, meat and vegetables

Mashawi

Mashawi

Grilled meats such as kebabs, kofta, cutlets

Méchoui

Méchoui

A whole spit-roasted animal, for example, lamb, sheep, goat, cow, camel

Moussaka

Moussaka

Eggplant casserole

Muhammar

Muhammar

Spiced rice sweetened with date molasses or sugar, traditionally served with fried or grilled fish

Mujaddara

Mujaddara

Rice, lentils and caramelized onions

Mulukhiyah

Mulukhiyah

Stewed jute leaves, serve with rice

Musakhan

Musakhan

Sumac-spiced roasted chicken, onions and pine nuts served on taboon bread

Omelette

Omelette

Prawn

Prawn

Quzi

Quzi

Lamb and mixed rice dish with nuts, raisins

Red mullet

Red mullet

Rumaniyya

Rumaniyya

Eggplant and lentils cooked with sour pomegranata juice and thickened with tahini

Sabich

Sabich

Pita sandwich filled with fried eggplant, hard boiled eggs, vegetables, hummus, tahini and/or hot sauce

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