Knafeh (good for 1 or 2 people)

£13≈ €15.55

Chez Maiss · London · good for 1 or 2 people

Nutrition

≈ 650 kcalper portion of about 250 g

Protein7%
7%
Fat48%
48%
Carbohydrates44%
44%

Estimate for a typical portion of this dish; the venue's recipe may differ.

About the dish

A traditional Middle Eastern dessert made with spun pastry dough, soaked in sweet syrup, and layered with cheese.

Cuisine: Middle Eastern

Typical ingredients

kataifi pastry
cheese
sugar syrup
butter

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History of the dish

Middle East

knafeh — © elif ayse · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Origin: Middle East

Knafeh (Arabic: كنافة) is a traditional Arab dessert made with kadayif (spun pastry dough) layered with cheese and soaked in a sweet, sugar-based syrup called attar. Knafeh is popular throughout the Arab world, especially Egypt and the Levant.

Excerpt from the Wikipedia article “Knafeh” · version used · CC BY-SA 4.0

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