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Israelis Taught Me How to be a Food Snob
By D'etta Brown
Sometimes it takes traveling halfway across the world and immersing yourself in a new culture to see that your own cultural upbringing may have been slightly misguided. For me, it was an introduction to Mediterranean cuisine via a 2004 trip to Israel. Airplane meals excepted, I tried some of the best food I've ever had during my two-week trip. Some of it was not without reservation. My first shock was the hotel breakfast buffet. On one side was your typical continental breakfast featuring doughnuts, croissants, toast, waffles, and every other carbohydrate known to Western society. On the other side was a table laden with Israeli-style breakfast foods: various salads, salmon and other fish, plain yogurt and fruit. I couldn't believe it - fish and salad ... for breakfast? I'm as adventurous as the next person, but for the first few days I wasn't willing to trade my bagel and cream cheese for salmon and cucumbers. When I finally did try a traditional Israeli breakfast I was amazed. The fresh, healthy foods kept me full until lunch, gave me more energy than I've ever gotten from a Pop-Tart, and best of all - no sugar crash an hour later. Fish, meats like goat, lamb and beef, legumes, and a wide assortment of vegetables are the staples of a Mediterranean diet. Olive oil is another mainstay of the Mediterranean kitchen. It's used in almost everything, from salads to desserts. Another health habit Westerners could adopt from Israel: they loathe chemical products. It's all natural or nothing, all the way down to simple things we take for granted like sugar substitutes aspartame and sucralose. It's no wonder Mediterranean nations like Italy and France are known for their health and longevity. In fact, a small mountainous community in Greece - another Mediterranean nation - boasts the longest average lifespan in the world. It's certainly clear that our processed-food nation could adopt a few good habits from the Land of Milk and Honey and her neighbors. |
Tel Aviv, Israel
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A well written intel with valuable information, D'etta.
Thank you for sharing.
Keep up the good work.
Great image!
Best wishes.
Frederick
Amen, D'etta... Amen.
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