ha'mitbachהַמִּטְבָּח
the kitchenha'yisre'eliהַיִּשְׂרְאֵלִי
the Israelihuהוּא
he/it (m.)totsa'aתּוֹצָאָה
resultshelשֶׁל
ofha'giraהֲגִירָה
immigrationu'kmoוּכְמוֹ
and likekolכָּל
everytotsa'aתּוֹצָאָה
resultshelשֶׁל
ofha'giraהֲגִירָה
immigrationhuהוּא
he/it (m.)amusעָמוּס
fullbe'she'elotבְּשְׁאֵלוֹת
with questionsshe'anashimשֶׁאֲנָשִׁים
that peoplema'adifimמַעֲדִיפִים
prefer (m. pl.)loלֹא
notlish'olלִשְׁאוֹל
to askbe'aruchatבְּאֲרוּחַת
at meal oferevעֶרֶב
eveningIsraeli cuisine is a result of immigration, and like any result of immigration, it is full of questions that people prefer not to ask at dinner.
ke'she'galeiכְּשֶׁגַּלֵּי
when waves ofaliyaעֲלִיָּה
immigrationshonotשׁוֹנוֹת
different (f. pl.)higi'uהִגִּיעוּ
arrived (pl.)la'eretsלָאָרֶץ
to the landkolכָּל
eachachatאַחַת
one (f.)hevi'aהֵבִיאָה
brought (f. sg.)etאֵת
definite direct object markerha'mitbachהַמִּטְבָּח
the kitchenshelaשֶׁלָּהּ
of hershe'nishmarשֶׁנִּשְׁמַר
that was preservedhistagelהִסְתַּגֵּל
adapted (m. sg.)ve'hitmazegוְהִתְמַזֵּג
and merged (m. sg.)imעִם
withmaמַה
whatshe'hayaשֶׁהָיָה
that was (m. sg.)kanכָּאן
hereve'imוְעִם
and withmaמַה
whatshe'higiaשֶׁהִגִּיעַ
that arrived (m. sg.)acharehaאַחֲרֶיהָ
after herWhen different waves of immigration arrived in the country, each brought its own cuisine, which was preserved, adapted, and merged with what was here and with what came after it.
