Food Blogger Succumbs to Temptation of Druze Spinach Pastry
A food blogger recounts an irresistible encounter with a Druze spinach pastry, known locally as 'fatayer b'selek', during a return trip from northern Israel. The blogger, who admits a particular weakness for this specific pastry, was driving back to Tel Aviv after visiting clients when an internal craving directed the taxi to the Galilean town of Majar. Majar, a town without formal street addresses, requires navigation via GPS to find establishments like Al-Khalal bakery.
The blogger describes the fatayer as a triangular, yeast-based pastry filled with a generous layer of spinach. While acknowledging the filling can sometimes be overly tart, the blogger emphasizes the addictive quality and overall deliciousness of the pastry from Al-Khalal. The bakery is noted for being open all day, every day, and the blogger found the fatayer so appealing that it was entirely consumed within approximately five kilometers of leaving the bakery.
The article also briefly mentions other street food finds, including a falafel in a small commercial center and a cheap, simple meal in a Tel Aviv grocery store, as well as a Jerusalem shakshuka.
