Kahk (), also Kahk El Eid ( ), is a sweet shortbread biscuit that is eaten in Egypt, primarily to celebrate festive occasions like Eid al-Fitr as well as during Christmas and Easter.
Kahk (), also Kahk El Eid ( ), is a sweet shortbread biscuit that is eaten in Egypt, primarily to celebrate festive occasions like Eid al-Fitr as well as during Christmas and Easter.
It is covered with powdered sugar and can be stuffed with ( , a mixture of honey, nuts, and ghee), lokum, walnuts, pistachios, or dates, or simply served plain. Date-filled kahk are believed to be the origin of maamoul, a similar biscuit eaten in the Levant during Eid.
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