Sweet filo cigars

There was a time when you couldn’t go to a bar mitzvah or Jewish wedding in Jerusalem without getting at least one type of ‘cigar’ pastry — filo stuffed and rolled, usually with a spiced meat filling, sometimes cheese. They were the heritage of various Sephardi communities, particularly Moroccan, one of the largest in the city. Luckily, those days are mostly over. Not so much because it is a bad idea, but mostly due to the poor quality of the execution and due to overexposure, a bit like th