Election Day Entertaining: Easy Food and Drink Ideas
Translated & summarized from Makor Rishon by baba
Israelis can find convenient entertaining solutions for election day with a variety of ready-to-eat and easy-to-prepare food options. Offerings include nostalgic sweets, unique snack flavors, Italian-inspired dishes, frozen pastries, and pre-prepared meats. New beverage options and dessert choices are also available, alongside eco-friendly serving ware.
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- Nostalgic sweets and unique Bissli snack flavors are available for election day entertaining.
- Ready-to-bake Italian dishes and frozen pastries offer convenient meal solutions.
- Pre-prepared meats and traditional stews simplify hosting for meat-eaters.
- New beer flavors and freshly baked cookies provide dessert and drink options.
- Fruit baskets and eco-friendly serving platters complete the hosting spread.
With election day in Israel often falling on a day off, many Israelis look for convenient ways to entertain guests without spending the entire day cooking. This article offers a variety of food and drink suggestions that require minimal preparation.
Nostalgic sweets from Elite are making a comeback in limited-edition packaging, including Jamaica chocolate, Tortini, and various candies, aiming to evoke childhood memories. Osem is launching "Ha'Mugzamim shel Bissli," a limited edition of Bissli snacks in unusual flavors like spicy churros, pickles, and parmesan polenta, encouraging guests to debate their favorites.
For those preferring dairy options, Naomi Farm provides shortcuts to Italian cuisine with ready-to-bake ravioli, arancini, and Pinsa Romana. Mitman offers winter collection stews based on traditional recipes, along with kits for preparing Hamin, a slow-cooked stew, and kibbeh. Osem also introduces Bissli seasoning mixes for air fryers, available in grill, shawarma, and falafel flavors, alongside marinades and breadcrumbs.
Lachamim bakery offers frozen pastries like cheese sticks, pizza swirls, and borekas that can be baked at home in about 20 minutes. For meat lovers, Mezl Shor butcher shop in Emek Hefer provides cuts, aged steaks, and ready-to-grill items, with delivery available in a specific region. Rosa 1664, a new French wheat beer, is introduced with notes of red berries and white peach.
Night Cookie offers customizable cookie boxes that are baked upon order to ensure freshness, with options for vegan and gluten-free varieties. For a fresh element, Aleh Ba'Bayit delivers fruit baskets with a variety of seasonal fruits. Hosts can also use disposable palm leaf plates and platters from Hostess by Inter-Serve for serving snacks.
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