Traveling anywhere is also about food. Any traveler will want to taste of the local food, spend enjoyable hours in good company, enjoying food and drinks, preferably all local.

Israel by now is becoming a paradise for food and wine. It was not always so. But you don’t have to believe my word for this, since I still haven’t really started reporting on where to eat while you are visiting Israel.

As I said, you don’t have to take my word for it that Israel is becoming well known in the knowledgable circles world-wide on food and wine. How can I say this? Read a few words from Lael Hazan’s report Travel: Israeli food and restaurants come of age

Israel is becoming a surprising food Mecca (yes, I enjoyed writing that). Israelis enjoy traveling and are demanding higher food quality and variety when they arrive home.

I could have said that also, that Israelis enjoy traveling. But I have always know that Israelis and Jewish anywhere love good food. Food in Israel is no longer the standard Middle Eastern food. Many restaurants specializing in this type of food are adding their own individual, often gourmet touch to their dishes.

But Israeli food is today much more than Middle Eastern food. With Israelis acquiring tastes for food of other countries through their travels, restaurateurs and entrepreneurs have and are all the time starting new restaurants.

Tavlin in Eshtaol

And it is not just the major cities that have good eating places. They can be found all over the country, because Israelis travel not just to other countries, but through the length and breadth of Israel, and so eating places in what may seem remote places also thrive.

While eating, you will also want something to drink. Israeli wines have come on to the international market, both in production but also in consumption of good wines.

Read what Leal Hazan has to say on this subject:

What really surprised my food educator husband was the quality and variety of the less traditional food. Before going to Israel we asked our cooking school partner — Italian vintner Marilisa Allegrini, who distributes her wines in Israel — for suggestions. Her comment was telling: She said that Israel was an up and coming market for wine and that they appreciated quality. We found that to be true.

Is there a need to say anything more? Yes, again to finish with a quote from the original article Travel: Israeli food and restaurants come of age

This focus on food in Israel is exciting, and I can now recommend going to Israel not just for the beauty and history, but also to eat. Beteavon (good appetite)!

Visit Israel, enjoy the history, nature and culture, as well as your food. All this and more on the recommendation of your private guide to Israel.