israeli food

List of things about Israel (mostly food stuff)

• In the spice section, they sell dried mushroom pieces in little jars.
• They sell milk in plastic bags.
• Yogurt is not just a food, it is a life style. People eat yogurt for every meal.
• They sell liquid yogurt in pint cartons that you can drink.
• Sometimes the yogurt is really pudding.
• The chocolate yogurt (pudding) comes with whipped cream.
• Breakfast cereals are pretty much dessert. They have cookie crisp, ore-Os, and these really good chocolate nougat stuffed crisps. (all israeli brands)
• Orange juice is not an option. It is orange drink.
• Vodka costs the same as water. (severe drought conditions here)
• Salad never contains lettuce.
• Flavors of yogurt include: kiwi, pina-colada, leechi, tangerine, and the usual.
• They do not have jack cheese.
• Neither do they have miracle whip mayonaise. (don't worry, it is being sent)
• You can buy toast in a box.
• You can buy frozen garlic cubes. Sometimes they are green.
• Eggs are not refrigerated. But, the sell-by date is stamped on each egg.
• There is an ice cream/popsicle stand every 300 meters. (no joke)
• You bag your own purchases.
• They sell underwear at the grocery store.
• I spent a lot of money on groceries once and got a free wallet.
• Tap water tastes like clay.
• We decided to pay 3 more shekels (80 cents) for the pancake mix with english instructions, rather than the cheap hebrew brand that we couldn't understand.
• Pokemon has food brands here. (super processed chicken nuggets)
• I went to a japanese restaurant and considered everything on the menu!!! And got a meat dish!!!