Cultured Palate: Dishes from Israel
| January 3, 2018
Tzfat Cheese
Food in Israel can be a bit complicated when you take into account the various dietary laws practiced by both the Jewish and Muslim inhabitants of the city. One prohibition that governs Jewish food laws is that milk and meat cannot be eaten in the same meal.
Many of the meals that Israel is known for are meat dishes, but cheese is slowly gaining in popularity. One of the only cheeses made in Israel is Tzfat cheese, which has been produced in the city of Tzfat by the same family for the last 200 years.
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