This popular tourist country is famous primarily for its healing resorts, excellent diving conditions, a high level of medicine, as well as ancient attractions. That is why there are a lot of tourists here all year round, and they all try to find out the national characteristics of Israel.
Character, manners and customs
Firstly, there is a belly according to the Jewish calendar, that is, all months of the year depend solely on the lunar cycles. The new week begins on Sunday, and on weekends, Jews do not engage in any activity, up to the ban on phone calls. Also, public transport does not work. Religion prohibits locals from drinking alcoholic beverages and eating most types of meat, such as pork, as well as seafood.
What tourists should not do in Israel:
- it is better for women not to sunbathe topless;
- not refuse to show documents or the contents of the bag;
- it is best not to photograph police officers, military installations and airports.
Kitchen
The cuisine in Israel is quite diverse - it is a bright and tasty mixture of different cuisines of the world, which was formed thanks to the multinational population of the country. Often tourists are puzzled by the words "kosher dishes", but in fact it is very easy to understand this concept. This means that you cannot eat meat and milk together, there is a strict ban on pork in general, and there are also various options for cooking fish.
Meat dishes in Israel are usually cooked with roast chicken meat, meat rolls and pâtés. From vegetable dishes, they prefer semolina with vegetables, salads, fried zucchini and cold beet soup. The traditional dishes are hummus and falafel. Hummus is a spicy puree made from chickpeas that is eaten as a separate dish or used as a sauce. Falafel is an unleavened flatbread with a variety of fillings, usually vegetables, salads, or hummus. The most popular street food is shawarma - minced meat in a flat cake.
Of the sweets in Israel, there are a lot of dried fruits, and the favorite delicacies of the locals are Turkish delight, halva and baklava. Of non-alcoholic drinks, coffee can be noted, here it is usually drunk with milk or black, but very sweet. There are also many varieties of tea and fruit juices. Tourists will find excellent beer and wines here.
