Type: Savoury pastries
Burekas
Opened in 1959, Burekas Mussa on Jaffa Street is the city’s most popular burekas joint. It is easily recognizable; you simply follow…
Acharuli khachapuri
With its endless affinity for all things freshly baked, Jerusalem boasts the highest ratio of bakeries to residents in Israel. Naturally, it…
Herb pie
The extravagant use of herbs in our cooking is definitely to be blamed on Jerusalem. Herbs are sold there, quite literally, by…
Ka’ach bilmalch
These simple savoury cookies are normally kept at home in a jar, ready to be snacked on at any moment (Yotam’s dad…
Sfiha or lahm bi’ajeen
Only a few decades ago, when many Palestinian families didn’t have ovens at home, housewives used to bring a risen dough and…
Brick
We were given this recipe by Rafram Hadad, a very colourful character. Hadad was born in Djerba, a Tunisian island with a…
Red pepper & baked egg galettes
Sit in any Arab restaurant in Jerusalem and before you know it the table fills up with tons of little salady mezzes…