Zinood al sit

Just around the corner from me is a small unpretentious Arab pastry shop. They don't have wide selection, around 10 to 12 items, all pastries including the ubiquitous baklava which I personally find far too sweet.

People come from all over the city for their speciality Zinood al sit, loosely translated as 'lady's wrist'. This pastry is very simple, a delicate creme custard in wrapped fine thin pastry and then baked in large round trays. Neither the custard nor the pastry is overly sweet and you can eat them hot or cold and believe me it is easier to eat a lot of these in one sitting especially since they only cost 4500 dinar ($4.50) for a half kilo box