ISRAEL
Planning on going to Israel? That's ok, but if you are, might want to cross Libya and Saudi Arabia off that list as well. The reasoning is because if you have any Israeli stamps on your passport then you aren't restricted on rights, you aren't supervised, but they don't let you even go in there. So either go to those countries before Israel or just not go there at all. (PS The second option is a better choice because women don't get many rights in either country in the first place and if caught owning of drugs or questionable items is punishable by death.)
CUISINE
So Israel has a very unique cuisine in comparison of it's neighbors like Jordan mainly because almost every single person in Israel is Jewish. (duh) So Israeli cuisine is mainly kosher foods (foods that the Tanakh, which is the Jewish bible, allows a Jew to eat). Taking that in mind that means you may not consume pork or shellfish, also meat and dairy products may not be combined, meat must also be (hilariously) ritually slaughtered and salted to remove all traces of blood, finally some people may not eat any form of poultry or meat.
But enough about food restrictions, let's talk about what you CAN eat. One immediate example that comes to my mind is the ever so famous American-Israeli dish; Bagels and cream cheese with a side of lox. (cured salmon) Most Israelis say this is an Israeli dish with some American influence, specifically the bagel with cream cheese. The lox is a very famous kosher food in Israel, for some reason, and some Americans say that lox is "Like regular salmon, but more like bacon; nice and crispy and dry". A famous kosher snack is fig which is the most mentioned food in the Jewish bible. If you want to know what fig is like listen to this Wikipedia description:
They are lusciously sweet with a texture that combines the chewiness of their flesh, the smoothness of their skin, and the crunchiness of their seeds.
In my opinion, that sounds like a mix of strawberries, pomegranates, and apples. Oh my god I want a fig now. Okay so the next food for Israel is Yaprak, which is stuffed vine leaves. Also I just wanted to do this food because Yaprak is also a feminine Turkish name that means 'leaf'. So the last food is actually a list of the foods eaten on the holiday of Rosh Hashana, (Jewish New Year) and those foods are...
- Apples and Honey - To celebrate the soon to be 'sweet' year
- Pomegranates - For many blessings this year. (Each seed means another blessing)
- Fish Head - For a successful year in which we are the "head," not the "tail."
- Honey Cake
- Tzimmes (Hot Vegetable Cubes served alongside honey)
- Teiglach (Twisted Pastries boiled in a honeyed syrup)
- Challah (Special Braided Bread)
First of all is the adorable Mini Israel which is a park that contains hundreds of miniature replicas of buildings and landmarks in Israel. Also each figure is surprisingly realistic and accurate and photos of it look like regular cities in Israel until you see the photos of some 5'4" dude towering over a tall building. Secondly is the Tikotin Museum of Japanese Art which is a very rare building mainly because of the fact that it is the only Japanese Art Museum in the entire Middle East. Finally is the number one most popular thing to do in Israel, see the old city of Jerusalem. One person says ,"The Old City is a melange of culture, religion, tradition. Expect to barter and do not walk away unless you get to at least half of the asking price!" Need I say more?
CULTURE
(People from now on is culture) The culture of Israel is predominately Jewish but culture is also largely influenced by the UK and the US. But Arabic culture still plays a tiny role in Israel: language. Israel's 3 official languages are currently English, Arabic, and Hebrew which is the Jewish language, also practically every Jewish citizen knows a bit of English. Crime is also not a problem at all so you don't have to worry about your phone being stolen or something like that.
Israel gets a...
90
SOUTH AFRICA
South Africa is interesting country mainly because it is the world hub of cultural diversity. (Aside from the DRC) Which means that cultural influence could be part Mexican, part Greek, heck even part Turkish! So yeah...
CUISINE
A popular drink amongst the citizens is Amasi, which is just sour milk. Okay, so Bunny Chow is also a popular food, it is curry stuffed into a hollowed out loaf of bread, yuck. Um okay how about Chakalaka? It is... Spicy Vegetable Relish. Um, Mafi? DANGIT!! Just more sour milk. How about, you know what forget it everything here is horrible. The only food here I'd eat is sausage. THAT'S IT!!! NOTHING HERE TASTES GOOD!!!!!
ATTRACTIONS
To start off is Gold Reef City, which is a big amusement park in Johannesburg, South Africa that was built on top of an old gold mine. The park is themed around the gold rush that occurred in 1887 in Witwatersrand, South Africa. Next is the Moses Mabhida Stadium which is a multi-use stadium in Durban, South Africa. It was a host stadium of the 2010 FIFA World Cup. The stadium is named after Moses Mabhida who was a General Secretary of the South African Communist Party... Okay, then. Finally (And probably the best of all these) is the Highgate Ostrich Show Farm. Yes you read that correctly and no I did not misspell anything, it's exactly what it is; an ostrich farm. THEY EVEN ALLOW YOU TO RIDE THE OSTRICHES!!!
CULTURE
I'm going to sum up the culture of South Africa with a quote from their website:
"We have groups with different languages, religions, race, customs and traditions e.g. Zulu, Ndebele, Khoisan, Hindu, Muslim and Afrikaner people. All of these people are united by being South African and all of their ways of life form part of our country's identity and culture."
Also, the number of official languages there are is unreal, and they are:
- English
- Afrikaans
- Zulu
- Xhosa
- Southern Sotho
- Tswana
- Northern Sotho
- Tsonga
- Venda
- Swati
- Ndebele
84.3
Azerbaijan is a county that not many people remember that it exists, but I cannot do it in this part so I'll see you soon!
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