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"I miss those huge shawarma stands,
like in the Haifa central bus station,
where there are loads of different sal-
ads. You can't find that here."
Kolton also noted that in Israel,
meats are often grilled over wood,
which lends a distinct flavor.
While the larger local grocery
stores often include kosher or Jewish
sections that can include Israeli
products like Elite chocolate or Aviv
matzah, they don't quite hit the
mark.
An ear to the Israeli grapevine,
however, yields up two choice spots.
Babylon Foods, an import and
gourmet emporium in West Bloom-
field, carries a wide range of Israeli
products as well as traditional Mid-
dle Eastern fare like olives, pickles,
cheeses and za'atar.
Israeli women who need the nat-
ural red hair dye also can ask for
henna, which is stowed under the
counter.
Babylon began carrying Israeli
items due to customer request, and
today, owner Marcos Aoraha esti-
mates 25 percent of his clientele is
Israeli.
"We carry a lot of items that you
just can't find anywhere else in
town," Aoraha said, adding that he is
willing to special order additional
items.
Many local Israeli families with
children have made express runs to
Babylon for Bamba, the peanut-fla-
vored snack food that Israeli tots live
on.
Then there's A Taste of Israel, a 1-
year-old Israeli-owned restaurant and
grocery store in Oak Park. The
restaurant boasts authentic Israeli
food, with a menu featuring falafel,
chicken and beef kabob, and
borekas, flaky pastries stuffed with
savory fillings like spinach, cheese
and potatoes.
Favorite Israeli-made candy bars
are also popular at A Taste of Israel,
including Elite's Pesek Zeman, a
chocolate-coated wafer with hazelnut
filling, and Mekupelet, a light and
lacy chocolate concoction.
For the good Jewish son, however,
where to get a taste of home leads to
a single, definitive answer: mom's
kitchen.
Haifa-born Yaniv Zagogy, a com-
puter programmer who lives in
Southfield, whips up his mother's
recipes for the next best thing. His
specialties include hummous and
dulce de leche, a syrupy dessert
made of milk and sugar. ❑