Haifa, home.

I have been quite neglectful in getting my posts up on my Israel trip, so here is a quick finish to my tremendous journey. Few words and some great (and not so great) pictures of the finale of what I ate and saw on my trip.

Haifa is the gateway to Israel's north coast, and is a fantastic city with many treasures to discover with a fantastic food scene where Arab and Israeli food happily mingle on the same plate. On a previous trip, we had visited a restaurant called Douzan with some of my cousins friends and decided to pay it another visit because we had fond memories of or meal from 8 years ago. We weren't super hungry, so just had a snack. Best Limonana in Israel, made with little ice pellets; so good!

The son runs the front of house, and his mother runs the kitchen. True homestyle cooking.

Graham cracker, white chocolate mouse. Wicked presentation.

Another solid meal, in the German Colony where we were staying, was at a place that the name escapes me but it was always busy so we decided to give it a try.

Hummus with meat.

Grilled chicken on laffa

Knafi, a special dessert made from sweetened cheese and browned noodles with honey

The old arab neighbourhood in Haifa is called Wadi Nisnas, and is really quite charming. Lots of alleys, thin, stall lined streets in the shuk area, and a lot of smiling faces. The next stop on my food journey through Israel was at the highly acclaimed Falafel Hazkenim. Reportedly, and I am happy to say correctly so, to have some of the best falafel in Northern Israel.

It was toward the end of the day when we were first exploring, and it was snack time, look what I found. Flatbread with zatar, so fragrant and satisfying.

The next day we decided to head north and check out Acre (or Akko in Arabic), and Rosh Hanikra. Acre is a very old city, and one of the oldest continually habited in Israel. There is a great old walled city and port that is great for exploring, along with a great souk.

These looked amazing. Nuts binded with honey, what could be bad?

Sugar cane juice anyone?

That's it for the food on my trip to Israel, and I hope you enjoyed the journey along with me. I am seriously considering going back next winter, does anyone want to join me for some culinary tourism in the Holyland?

Here are some final shots of scenery, I just picked some key shots to show everyone the last days of my trip and what I saw. Enjoy.