Food

4 foods you should not keep for more than 48 hours

Many believe that the refrigerator completely stops bacterial growth, but food safety experts warn that some foods can become dangerous after just two days.

4 foods you should not keep for more than 48 hours
At Picual, even before the first course reaches the table, the air is filled with the aromas of fresh olive oil, damp wood, and wild herbs.

Picual fine dining: Serving the Land of Israel, one course at a time - review

Baby food at the Rami Levy supermarket in Jerusalem on February 3, 2022.

Supermarkets containing drugged baby food barred from selling edible products, cosmetics

Levinsky Market is less market and more street experience

Noshing and nightcaps in South Tel Aviv


Austria police find rat poison in HiPP baby food jar after nationwide recall

HIPP had said on Saturday it could not be ruled out that a dangerous substance was introduced into the product and that its HiPP Vegetable Carrot with Potato jars may have been tampered with.

Police in Austria said late on Saturday that rat poison was found inside a jar of HiPP baby food, following a recall of the product from more than 1,000 SPAR supermarkets in the country over safety fears.

Secret is in the sauce: Melt-in-your-mouth asado that will be the star of the meal

The dish every guest will ask for again and again - because every bite is like an asado candy. Plus: A method for a successful barbecue in honor of the upcoming Independence Day.

Melt-in-the-mouth asado in the oven.

In the kitchen with Henny: Marinade magic for your grill

Get your vegetables, your meats, and even your fruit ready because we are firing up the grill and celebrating this Independence Day.

Grilled fruit with honey lemon glaze.

Chef Yossi Shitrit returns to Tel Aviv and opens a new restaurant that speaks to everyone

After two years away and a TV appearance, chef Yossi Shitrit returns to Tel Aviv with a new Italian-Mediterranean restaurant at Ramat Aviv Mall, focusing on accessibility, fish, and pasta.

Yossi Shitrit.

Neanderthal children in central Europe may have hunted turtles for materials, not for food - study

The study also floated the possibility that the turtles had been hunted for “their taste or for an assumed medicinal value.” 

A European pond turtle next to the foot of a European straight-tusked elephant, April 16, 2026; illustrative.

Fermented foods: Why now is a good time for you to start too

Do you also find yourselves lately less focused, irritable, and with a particularly short fuse? Sometimes the path to a clear mind actually starts in the gut.

Fermented vegetables

Creamy mushroom & teriyaki pasta: Italian–Japanese fusion recipe

Before you wrinkle your nose at what sounds like a completely unrelated combination – the science behind flavors actually proves that it works, and how.

Creamy Mushroom Teriyaki Pasta.

Health Ministry investigating daycares after 15 toddlers suffer food poisoning symptoms

At least two of the toddlers were hospitalized in suspected food poisoning cases. The incidents occurred at two daycare centers operating under the same management, initial information shows.

ENTERING THE emergency room at Ichilov Hospital in Tel Aviv.

Food shortages and rising costs: UN agency warns of global food crisis if Hormuz remains blocked

The closure of the narrow waterway, which normally carries around a fifth of global Liquified Natural Gas supplies, will have a rippling impact beyond the Middle East, Maximo Torero warned.

A map showing the Strait of Hormuz is seen in this illustration taken June 22, 2025.

Hormuz closure cripples fertilizer trade, causing ripple effect on food security - analysis

The closure of the Strait of Hormuz has disrupted global fertilizer supplies, leading to a 20-30% price increase and threatening food security worldwide.

A farmer sprinkles fertiliser on crops in a field on the outskirts of Amritsar on April 9, 2026.