5 Reasons to Explore Golan, Israel

Stephanie Kempker | February 5, 2016

Locally made food

Slow food, local food, and homestyle food are all extremely popular in the Golan Heights region. If you want to connect with a more natural, ancient style of food production, Golan Heights is for you.

Small family owned farms, ranches, and vineyards are numerous throughout the region, and commercialized, industrialized factory farms are nowhere to be found. The farmers of Golan take pride in caring for the land, and the connection to and love for nature is obvious in their attitudes, and conveyed through taste in their delicious products.

For just one example, Bellofri farm produces its own grapes to crush for wine and juice, goats to milk by hand for cheese, and even grain for bread – which is made by hand in an old-fashioned style outdoor oven. Interested visitors can take classes on any of those processes, and learn how to replicate it at home. Even if you don’t want to make your own, the Bellofri restaurant (made entirely from recycled materials) is open for reasonably priced and intimately set tastings of food and wine pairings, including the fabulous cheese made on site. It is a definite highlight to visit and support.

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