This expansive Syrian market, bakery, cafe, and jewelry counter bakes a half-dozen personal pies to order, topped with meat, spinach, zaatar, or even the less common khishk ($2.49). Pronounced "kishk" or "kashk" and spelled with one "h" or two, the name can refer to a barley or wheat product, to yogurt and the like, or to a combination of cereal and dairy. Fattal's khishk, according to the counterman, has a yogurt base to which are added just olive oil, onion, and a little red pepper. The pepper is mainly for color, he added, not for spiciness; indeed, the overall flavor is sour.
Fattal's Bakery
977 Main St. (George St.-Gould Ave.), Paterson, New Jersey
973-742-7125
