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BAMBA Bamba is Israel’s most popular savory snack-in-a-bag. According to statistics provided by Osem, the company that manufactures it, Israelis consume close to 10 million bags of Bamba -per month. TEHINA (TEHINI) • Middle Eastern condiment made from toasted ground hulled sesame. It is served by itself (as a dip) or as a major ingredient in hummus, baba ghanoush, and halva. • Tahini is used in the cuisines of the Levant and Eastern Mediterranean, the South Caucasus, as well as parts of North Africa. • HALVA A type of confectionery originating from Persia and widely spread throughout the Middle East. The name is used for a broad variety of recipes, generally a thick paste based on flour or semolina, finely ground seeds or nuts, and sweetened with sugar or honey.

BLACK COFFEE Turkish coffee is a style of coffee prepared in a cezve using very finely ground coffee beans without filtering. Any coffee bean may be used; arabica varieties are considered best, but robusta or a blend is also used. The coffee grounds are left in the coffee when served. The coffee may be ground at home in a manual grinder made for the very fine grind, ground to order by coffee merchants in most parts of the world, or bought ready ground from many shops. Turkish coffee is made from Arabica coffee beans that are roasted until the stage after the first explosion and thus get a light color. After that, the beans are ground very finely so that they dissolve quickly in water and sometimes the spice cardamom is added to them. Brewing the coffee is relatively long in order to produce the most flavors. In Israel the term Turkish coffee is very common even though in Israel they prepare a darker roasted coffee and sometimes in a different way. Traditionally, Turkish coffee is served without sugar, so there is no need for spoons.