Israel Although it was tempting to serve bagels with lox, or kruegel, we wanted something that Jews in Israel would eat. We found this recipe that kept cropping up and being described as a very traditional, typical kosher meal. It was Coffee Chicken with Herbed Rice and and Currants. Sounds a little odd but it was absolutley delicious! The rice was mixed with pine nuts, mint, parsley, cinnamon and salt and pepper. The currants were mixed with balsamic vinegar, olive oil, garlic and salt and left for half a day to marinate. These were great, but it was the chicken that was the biggest surprise. Definitely greater than the sum of all the parts. We all agreed that we had to post this recipe as it is so scrummy yet so simple. PLEASE try it: don't be put off by the coffee as you can't taste it in the end! Israeli Coffee Chicken (serves 4): In a saucepan, boil 3/4 cup coffee, 1/3 cup ketchup, 3 tabs soy sauce, 3 tabs lemon juice, 1 tab olive oil, 2 tabs sugar. Pour over chicken pieces in a dish (we used bone-in thighs) and bake at 180 until cooked, about an hour. Baste a couple of times. I stirred some cornflour through the sauce at the end and it made the most divine gravy. We would love to hear some feedback from anyone who tries this.