Zalatimo Sweet

In 1860, Mohammad Zalatimo opened a small pastry shop in the old city of Jerusalem, within the ancient walls surrounding the roman built church of the Holy Sepulchre. At that shop, Zalatimo made a thin, multi-layered pastry filled with cheese called “Mutabak” which was only offered as a take-away product due to the limited space of the place. Later on, a few other specialty sweets were handmade on a daily basis. Few years later, and due to the growing demand for his high quality sweets, Mohammad Zalatimo expanded his shop to better serve his increased number of customers.