Bissli ( he, בִּיסְלִי, ''Bisli'') is an Israeli

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snack produced by Osem. Bissli is Osem's second-best selling snack brand after Bamba.Osem: Bissli
Bissli is a crunchy snack that is made in the shape of

pasta Pasta (, ; ) is a type of food typically made from an unleavened dough of wheat flour mixed with water or eggs, and formed into sheets or other shapes, then cooked by boiling or baking. Rice flour, or legumes such as beans or lentils, ar ...

. The name is a combination of the

Hebrew Hebrew (; ; ) is a Northwest Semitic language of the Afroasiatic language family. Historically, it is one of the spoken languages of the Israelites and their longest-surviving descendants, the Jews and Samaritans. It was largely preserved ...

word ''Bis'', meaning "bite", and the Hebrew word ''li'', meaning "for me".The Bisli Snack attack

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The most popular flavors are " Grill" and " Barbecue". Other flavors include

onion An onion (''Allium cepa'' L., from Latin ''cepa'' meaning "onion"), also known as the bulb onion or common onion, is a vegetable that is the most widely cultivated species of the genus ''Allium''. The shallot is a botanical variety of the onio ...

, smoky, pizza,

falafel Falafel (; ar, فلافل, ) is a deep-fried ball or patty-shaped fritter in Middle Eastern cuisine (especially in Levantine and Egyptian cuisines) made from ground chickpeas, broad beans, or both. Nowadays, falafel is often served ...

and Mexican. Described by the manufacturer as a uniquely Israeli product, Bissli is produced in five factories around

Israel Israel (; he, יִשְׂרָאֵל, ; ar, إِسْرَائِيل, ), officially the State of Israel ( he, מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, label=none, translit=Medīnat Yīsrāʾēl; ), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated ...

. It was first sold in 1975. In 2014, Osem introduced a special edition of their other popular snack,

peanut The peanut (''Arachis hypogaea''), also known as the groundnut, goober (US), pindar (US) or monkey nut (UK), is a legume crop grown mainly for its edible seeds. It is widely grown in the tropics and subtropics, important to both small and ...

-flavor Bamba together with Bissli, mixed within the same blue package, named "Bissli-Bamba Mix" , another edition of "Mix" included onion-flavor Bissli, packaged in a green pack.

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File:BBQ Bissli.jpg, alt=Grill, Grill-flavored Bissli File:Bissli-Barbecue ביסלי ברביקיו.jpg, Smokey-flavored Bissli File:Pizza bissli ביסלי פיצה.jpg, Pizza-flavored Bissli File:Falafel Bissli ביסלי פלאפל.jpg,

Falafel Falafel (; ar, فلافل, ) is a deep-fried ball or patty-shaped fritter in Middle Eastern cuisine (especially in Levantine and Egyptian cuisines) made from ground chickpeas, broad beans, or both. Nowadays, falafel is often served ...

-flavored Bissli File:Onion Bissli ביסלי בצל.jpg, Onion-flavored Bissli File:Taco Bissli ביסלי טאקו.jpg,

Taco A taco (, , ) is a traditional Mexican food consisting of a small hand-sized corn- or wheat-based tortilla topped with a filling. The tortilla is then folded around the filling and eaten by hand. A taco can be made with a variety of fillin ...

-flavored Bissli

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