Efraim Sa’adon, inventor of Israel’s Bissli snack, died at the age of 93. A year ago, he revealed for the first time that he was the inventor of Osem’s popular Bissli snack, Haaretz reported.

After being sent to a Libyan concentration camp in World War II when the country was occupied by German forces, Sa’adon came to Israel in 1949, where he was hired by Osem to work with its Italian made machines. The company was making pasta products at the time.

In 1975, Osem bought a machine that was unsuitable for the production line.

“Suddenly, I had an idea,” Sa’adon said. “I threw a little bit of pasta into it, thinking to try something new. At first it was inedible, but it was clear to everyone that it had potential.”

Spicing, seasonings and salt did the rest to create one of the Jewish world’s favorite snacks.

Sa’adon’s favorite is not for sale. He would take unseasoned Bissli pieces from the production line and douse them with sugar.

{Matzav.com Israel News}