My Mother Went to Tel Aviv and All I Got Was What?
May 26, 2023 2:09 AM Subscribe
In need of small gift ideas to buy in Israel for twenty-something year olds in the Philippines.
My mother's caregiver is going to visit her family in the Philippines. I'd like to give her presents to bring for her twenty something year old kids. I have no idea what twenty-somethings find cool (it's been a while ;-)) and I'd love gift ideas! Bonus points if it's Israeli and/or can't be found in the Philippines.
many TIA!
My mother's caregiver is going to visit her family in the Philippines. I'd like to give her presents to bring for her twenty something year old kids. I have no idea what twenty-somethings find cool (it's been a while ;-)) and I'd love gift ideas! Bonus points if it's Israeli and/or can't be found in the Philippines.
many TIA!
Airplane sized bottles of local liquor?
posted by shadygrove at 5:33 AM on May 26, 2023
posted by shadygrove at 5:33 AM on May 26, 2023
The chocolate rugelach from Roladin bakery are my favorite thing that my ex’s mother used to bring from TLV. Philippine Bureau of Customs allows travelers to bring up to 10kg of processed food. They kept well enough in transit to California to be craveable even a week after arrival.
posted by xueexueg at 7:21 AM on May 26, 2023 [3 favorites]
posted by xueexueg at 7:21 AM on May 26, 2023 [3 favorites]
There are many excellent and intriguing varieties of dates available in Israel that I’ve never been able to find in the US, and perhaps I’m projecting, but it’s hard for me to imagine that 20 year olds wouldn’t enjoy generous samples of some of the rarer and more exotic kinds of dates.
posted by jamjam at 7:47 AM on May 26, 2023 [2 favorites]
posted by jamjam at 7:47 AM on May 26, 2023 [2 favorites]
Ahava is a great skincare brand that's made in Israel - they have really lovely lotions and potions.
posted by BlahLaLa at 8:20 AM on May 26, 2023 [3 favorites]
posted by BlahLaLa at 8:20 AM on May 26, 2023 [3 favorites]
Great ideas above. (More pedestrian/smaller: if you're near any tourism oriented shuk there will be keychains with local themes, pomegranates and hamsot etc.)
If you're in Jlem, the chocolate rogelach at Marzipan are deservedly world famous. I don't know if your schedule would allow the transport/gifting of yeast breads, but if somehow they did, omg they are to die for.
posted by fingersandtoes at 8:34 AM on May 26, 2023
If you're in Jlem, the chocolate rogelach at Marzipan are deservedly world famous. I don't know if your schedule would allow the transport/gifting of yeast breads, but if somehow they did, omg they are to die for.
posted by fingersandtoes at 8:34 AM on May 26, 2023
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