Holiday feasting for Israelis represents a multi-faceted celebration that could include special meals, activities, and symbolic foods. These feasts also have multi-faceted significance including the seasonal aspect of every holiday, and agricultural activities, the feasts are regarded as a memorial of the way God dealt with the Israelis and potentially, a prophetic symbolism. For most of the holiday feasting, kosher food is invariably prescribed. There are complex laws that cover different aspects of Kosher food and include:-
– A list of animals that are permitted to be slaughtered in a specific way
– The method employed for preparing, processing, and inspecting food
– Prohibiting eating meat with dairy products
A certification called hechsher is provided by kashrut agencies to verify that all kosher food conforms to Jewish law. Across the United States of America, most beverages and packaged foods as kosher food carry the logo of a kashrut certifying agency like Star-K and Orthodox Union. Every Israeli restaurant in Los Angeles is legally bound to follow this certification process.
Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, Passover Seder (the ritual feast at the start of Passover – a Jewish holiday, Purim – the festival where adults and children dress up and attend parties, Hannukkah – the 8-day celebration with lots of food and games in memory of a Jewish victory, Simchat Torah in celebration of the year-end and the beginning of a new year are among the major Jewish festivals.
If you are looking for authentic traditional Israeli dishes for holiday feasting Habayit is a family-run and family-operated Israeli restaurant in Los Angeles that serves the following kosher delicacies among others.
Falafel
Often Falafel is regarded as the national dish of Israel with its origins in Egypt and uses fava beans. This dish was brought to Israel by Middle Eastern Jews and fava beans were replaced with chickpeas.
Shakshuka
Shakshuka is a common breakfast of Israelis and employed poached eggs over a pan of seasoned tomato sauce, and vegetables.
Shawarma
In the Arabic language, Shawarma means “turning” and refers to the process of cooking. On many streets across Israel Shawarma stands are quite common.
Bourekas
This is a savory pastry made of phyllo or a puff pastry filled with cheese, potatoes, mushrooms, spinach, or squash.
Tahini
Tahini uses ground sesame seeds and forms a key ingredient in most traditional Israeli dishes including halva, Shawarma, and hummus.
Get in touch
Do get in touch with Habayit, your authentic Israeli Restaurant in Los Angeles for these and other mouth-watering treats to celebrate your holiday feasting. Habayit also delivers your orders and undertakes catering for various events.