Culinary Trends and Product Reviews: From Gourmet Potatoes to Vacuum Storage
Discover our latest culinary and lifestyle roundup featuring gourmet Dutch-style potatoes from David Moshe, single-ingredient Yoplait protein yogurt, and advanced vacuum food storage systems.
Welcome to our latest lifestyle and culinary roundup, where we test and review the newest, most interesting food products and kitchen gadgets hitting the Israeli market. From gourmet potatoes designed specifically for Dutch-style fries to innovative vacuum food storage systems, we have tasted, tested, and evaluated everything so you can make informed choices in your kitchen.
Gourmet Potatoes for Dutch Fries
Celebrity chef Moshik Roth has teamed up with the potato brand David Moshe to launch a brand-new variety specially cultivated for making authentic Dutch-style french fries. These new spuds come in relatively small bags, and their skins are so thin that peeling is entirely optional. While the packaging suggests a rather intense preparation method involving overnight soaking and double-frying with a freezing step in between, we decided to take a more straightforward approach without the extra fuss.
Even with a simplified preparation, we discovered that these potatoes yield a superior, tastier chip compared to standard supermarket varieties. They are less starchy, brown more evenly, and maintain a wonderful texture and crispness. Priced at around 12 shekels per kilo, they are a solid choice for anyone who enjoys making homemade fries from scratch.
Premium Frozen Stocks by Stock Factory
If you love having rich, flavorful stock on hand but never quite find the time to make it from scratch yourself, the new Stock Factory brand by Food Group might just be your kitchen salvation. We tested both their chicken and beef stocks, which proudly carry the "Green Health" standard, ensuring transparent production and animal welfare compliance. Both stocks performed brilliantly as cooking liquids for ground meat sauces and children's pasta, delivering deep, robust flavors without any extra seasoning.
The only drawback is the packaging: the stocks come in a 500-milliliter plastic tub. If you only need a few tablespoons, you have to thaw the entire container, and the packaging states that refreezing is not recommended, with leftovers lasting only about three days in the fridge. Recommended retail price ranges from 35 to 45 shekels.
Single-Ingredient Yoplait GO Yogurt
For those of us who instantly recoil at endless ingredient lists filled with preservatives and additives, Yoplait has introduced a refreshing 180-degree turn: a protein yogurt containing strictly milk and nothing else. No preservatives, no added salt. While the taste is entirely solid and comparable to standard yogurts, the fact that it relies on a single ingredient is a major win in our book. Priced at around 7 shekels per cup, the 20 grams of protein are simply a delightful bonus.
Convenient Canned Corn and Legumes by Strauss
Strauss has expanded its ready-to-eat canned legume and vegetable line with a new spicy bean and corn mix, alongside two varieties of sweet corn: crunchy sweet and crunchy with no added white sugar. The real game-changer here is the innovative carton packaging. Unlike traditional metal cans, this cardboard container can be reclosed after opening. While not entirely airtight, it provides incredible peace of mind knowing you do not have to finish the entire portion in one sitting. Prices range from 6 to 12 shekels for 240 grams.
Nostalgic Individually Wrapped Jelly Candies by Elite
Elite is bringing back its beloved, individually wrapped jelly candies—resembling small, personal fruit marmalades rather than round gummies. While slightly sticky on the outside and only distantly related to actual fruit, these candies proved to be absolute perfection for celebratory synagogue events like a bar mitzvah. They are soft enough to toss at the guest of honor without causing any harm, and the wrappers feature printed blessings right on cue. Priced between 15 and 20 shekels for 500 grams, they offer pure nostalgic joy.
Flavored Coffee Capsules by Café Landwer
Café Landwer has introduced new coffee capsules featuring tiramisu and grandmother's honey cake flavors. The tiramisu capsules produce an espresso with a distinct aromatic profile, featuring a delicate, pleasant sweetness in the aftertaste that pairs wonderfully with a splash of milk. The honey cake capsule, however, received a slightly cooler reception from our tasting panel. Priced at around 17 shekels for a pack of 10, the tiramisu twist is a genuinely delightful addition to your morning routine.
Handcrafted Oils and Flours from Einot Youth Village
The Teva-Einot initiative by the Einot Youth Village—an agricultural high school combining academic studies with hands-on vocational work—has expanded its artisan creations into the kitchen. The students now produce a unique line of cold-pressed virgin oils and specialty flours made entirely by hand. Using natural ingredients with zero additives, the lineup includes sesame, black cumin, coconut, flaxseed, and pumpkin seed oils. Furthermore, the leftover pomace is stone-milled by the students into nutrient-dense flours, ensuring zero waste.
Priced between 20 and 45 shekels on the Teva-Einot website, these products are ideal for health-conscious food lovers and wonderful additions to salads, spreads, breads, granolas, and smoothies.
Advanced Vacuum Food Storage by AEROS
There are countless minor ways to feel superior to others in daily life, and we proudly chose upgrading our kitchen storage with sleek glass vacuum containers. The AEROS system, distributed by AMOX, combines heavy-duty glass containers and jars with an electric vacuum pump designed to drastically extend food freshness by minimizing oxygen exposure and slowing oxidation.
The process is delightfully simple: place your food inside, seal the lid, and extract the air using the electric or manual pump. We tested the system on walnuts, soup croutons, and coffee beans—the latter being the ultimate beneficiary, as exposure to air quickly strips coffee of its complex aromas. After weeks in storage, the walnuts remained crisp and fresh, the croutons retained their crunch, and delicate greens like arugula lasted over a week without wilting. While sets range from 20 shekels for a single 300ml jar up to 890 shekels for a comprehensive 9-piece kit with pumps, the peace of mind and prolonged freshness are well worth the investment for serious culinary enthusiasts.
