Korean-Israeli Couple Zlata & Yong Park Go Viral With 'Yong Tastes' Food Reels

Mon, 13 Apr 2026 00:17:00 +0300

When Yong Park, a Korean immigrant to Israel, bites into a piece of gefilte fish and announces his verdict in accented Hebrew, more than 600,000 people watch. The reel — one of many from his taste-test series with his Israeli wife Zlata — is part of a viral phenomenon that has turned the couple behind @zlata.park_ into some of the most-shared faces on Israeli social media.

From Tokyo to Tel Aviv: The Japanese Yogurt Cheesecake Taking Over Israel

Sun, 29 Mar 2026 10:00:00 +0300

If you’ve been on Israeli social media in early 2026, you’ve probably seen it: people stuffing Lotus Biscoff cookies into cups of yogurt, refrigerating them overnight, and flipping out a dessert that looks like a proper cheesecake. The trend, known in Israel as “עוגת גבינה יפנית” (Japanese cheesecake) or “טרנד היוגורט היפני” (the Japanese yogurt trend), has flooded Israeli TikTok, Instagram, and food blogs. Major outlets like Ynet and Israel Hayom have covered it extensively, and Tnuva has confirmed a noticeable uptick in people using their protein yogurts for the recipe.

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Korean-Israeli Couple Zlata & Yong Park Go Viral With 'Yong Tastes' Food Reels

From Tokyo to Tel Aviv: The Japanese Yogurt Cheesecake Taking Over Israel