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Culinary Heritage

In this story, we learn about the layered cultural history of Israeli cuisine, how waves of migration shaped what Israelis eat, and why questions of culinary authenticity are more complicated than they appear.

Culinary Heritage

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ha'mitbach המטבח ha'yisre'eli הישראלי hu הוא totsa'a תוצאה shel של ha'gira הגירה ‎, u'kmo וכמו kol כל totsa'a תוצאה shel של ha'gira הגירה hu הוא amus עמוס be'she'elot בשאלות she'anashim שאנשים ma'adifim מעדיפים lo לא lish'ol לשאול be'aruchat בארוחת erev ערב

Israeli cuisine is a result of immigration, and like any result of immigration, it is full of questions that people prefer not to ask at dinner.

ke'she'galei כשגלי aliya עלייה shonot שונות higi'u הגיעו la'erets לארץ ‎, kol כל achat אחת hevi'a הביאה et את ha'mitbach המטבח shela שלה ‎, she'nishmar שנשמר ‎, histagel הסתגל ‎, ve'hitmazeg והתמזג im עם ma מה she'haya שהיה kan כאן ve'im ועם ma מה she'higia שהגיע achareha אחריה

When different waves of immigration arrived in the country, each brought its own cuisine, which was preserved, adapted, and merged with what was here and with what came after it.

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