This is the season of the year when we usually run a roundup of top places to enjoy cooling ice cream and frozen drinks. This year, we have expanded the choices, to encompass three beach bar-restaurants, two pop-ups and two limited-time summer menus, in addition to our traditional gelato parlor.
The story of Buza goes beyond its five retail outlets, four of which are in the Galilee, with one in Tel Aviv. Buza – which means ice cream in Arabic – is a joint venture between Kibbutz Sasa and Maalot-Tarshiha restaurateur Alaa Sweetat, a Jewish-Arab partnership (since 2012) that the United Nations has recognized with an award for being a bridge to peace. Thus, the Italian gelato enterprise is even a stop for visiting Birthright tours.
Buza ice cream, whose flavors are inspired by the tastes of the Galilee, is produced with all natural…
