Homemade Natural Products

From our home to your table.

Homemade natural products from Zebar Mountains, Akre — prepared with care and inspired by the land around us.

Pure from nature • Made with care

The pantry

Simple products, honestly made.

Everything we make begins with a few good ingredients from close to home.

  • A jar of MAL mountain honey with a cloth lid, beside honeycomb and a wooden honey dipper, mountains behind.

    Honey

    Natural honey from the hillsides around Zebar, jarred simply.

  • A kraft pouch of MAL sumaq beside a wooden bowl of red sumaq berries, with sumaq plants and mountains behind.

    Sumaq

    Deep red sumaq, dried and ground for the everyday table.

  • A jar of MAL fig jam with a floral cloth lid, fresh figs and a wooden bowl of jam, a mountain village behind.

    Preserves

    Seasonal fruit, cooked at home in small pots.

  • A tied kraft bag of MAL walnuts with a wooden bowl of whole and cracked walnuts, a mountain village behind.

    Homemade goods

    Pantry goods prepared at home, as the seasons allow.

mal (n.): home

Our story

Made close to home.

MAL celebrates simple, homemade products created with care and connected to the natural landscape of Kurdistan.

In Kurdish, mal means home. Our products are prepared in a family kitchen near Akre, with ingredients from the Zebar Mountains and knowledge passed down at home — slowly, by hand, and without shortcuts.

  • Zebar Mountains
  • Akre
  • Locally sourced
  • Prepared at home
  • Natural ingredients
  • Traditional knowledge

Simple ingredients. Honest craft.

Read our story
A jar of MAL mountain honey with a cloth lid, beside honeycomb and a wooden honey dipper, mountains behind.

Honey from the hillsides around Zebar, jarred simply.

From our pantry · Honey

Our mountain honey is collected locally and packed simply, so the natural character of the honey stays at the centre. Its colour and flavour change a little from season to season, as the flowers on the hillsides do.

Origin
Zebar Mountains, Akre — Kurdistan Region
Net weight
Sizes on request
  • From Zebar Mountains, Akre
  • Collected locally
  • Packed with care

From the mountains

From Zebar Mountains, Akre.

Our products begin in the hills and valleys around Akre, where the seasons still set the pace of the year.

Discover our origin
  1. The land

    High meadows, wild flowers and mountain air shape everything we make.

  2. Local sourcing

    Ingredients come from close to home, from people and places we know.

  3. The seasons

    We prepare what each season offers, and wait when it is not yet time.

  4. Craft

    Small batches, prepared by hand, the way we prepare them for family.

What we stand for

Simple ingredients. Honest craft.

  • 100% Natural

    Natural ingredients, nothing more than each product needs.

  • Made at Home

    Prepared in our family kitchen, in small batches.

  • Locally Sourced

    From Zebar Mountains and the land around Akre.

  • Prepared with Care

    Packed simply, so the product stays at the centre.

From your tables

Shared from our home. Loved at yours.

Tried MAL at your table? We would love to hear about it. Share a photo with us on Instagram or send us a message on WhatsApp.

Orders & enquiries

Bring a taste of home to your table.

Message us on WhatsApp or give us a call. We will tell you what is ready this season and help you choose.