Food in israel

Food rescue is not welfare - it’s national infrastructure

Like any critical infrastructure, it should be sustained not by charity, but by governments and businesses that understand its value to national wellbeing.

One of Leket Israel’s Logistics Centers: An economic endeavor
Pineapple Chicken

In the Kitchen with Henny: Simple summer nights

WEIHENSTEPHANER, ONE of the world’s oldest breweries, created the new category of wheat beers in Israel

Wine Talk: Proof of the pudding

 Lina Slutzkin: "Life takes us to paths we can't always predict."

How one woman's modern vision reimagined winemaking in the Judean hills with ancient clay


The Autozaza project: Once upon an apple

Ruth Hof wants us to consider the human aspects, not just the base ecological factors. 

 NUTRITIOUS EDIBLES abound, salvaged from the scrap heap.

From empenadas to kugel: Israeli immigration highlighted at inaugural festival

More than 20,000 turned out for an affordable, family-friendly festival focused on immigration to Israel.

 Attendees at the inaugural Oleh-Olah Festival, focusing on aliyah to Israel.

Possible health benefits of quince: The fruit you may not know about

Quince, an ancient fruit related to apples and pears, was used as a digestive remedy in the past. What are its other effects?


Israel's dairy quandary: Empty supermarket shelves amid high production

Farmers and economic experts dissect the paradoxical crisis in Israel's dairy sector.

 A statue of a cow painted in the colours of dairy firm Tnuva's logo stands outside the company's logistic centre in the southern town of Kiryat Malachi, Israel May 22, 2014.

Chinese scientists create edible food packaging to replace plastic

By incorporating certain soy proteins into the structure, Chinese University of Hong Kong scientists successfully created edible food packaging.

Red 'traffic light' nutrition labels are seen on cream cheese products on Israeli supermarket shelves.

Israeli conference presenting new food waste reduction guidelines, marred by protest

Leket Israel, one of Israel’s largest nonprofit food banks, teamed up with global organizations to advocate for sustainability innovations in the nation and around the world.

 Police attempt to push back protesters on Ayalon Highway during judicial reform protests, March 1, 2023.

Not just hummus: Israel announces first-in-world chickpea meat

MTE combines protein and data science with food engineering. Using all-natural products and processing, the company is working to re-invent alternative protein ingredients

 Chickpea meat burger

These foods can lift your mood when you're depressed

Food has a significant impact on our happiness, and we don't just mean emotionally eating carbs and junk food. So what foods can take us out of depression straight into the warm embrace of happiness?

 Eating the right food can help manage and lower your stress levels (illustrative)

Can you guess what paprika is made of?

Sweet paprika is one of the most common and useful spices available, but it turns out that very few people know how to prepare it.

 Hot peppers

Israelis expected to waste one quarter of all food bought for Passover

According to a recent study conducted by Leket Israel, a total of 250,000 tons of food, valued at NIS 1.9b, is expected to go unused during Passover.

 VOLUNTEERS SORTING and packing fresh, rescued produce at Leket Israel, to be distributed to Israelis in need throughout the country.