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knafeh
Also known as kanafeh
Knafeh () 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 in Egypt, and the Levant. Knafeh is often served on special occasions, holidays and celebrating the month of Ramadan. The most common variant of knafeh in Jordan and Palestine, Knafeh Nabulseyeh, originated in the Palestinian city of Nablus.
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19 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- History
- [[Modern era]]
- Common variants
- Knafeh Nabulseyeh (Nablus, Palestine)
- Knafeh Ghazawiya (Gaza Strip, Palestine)
- Osmalieh
- Künefe (Hatay, Turkey)
- Dubai chocolate
- ''Knafeh basma''
- Sandwiched knafeh
- Knafeh madlouqa
- Preparation
- Politics
- Israel-Palestine
- Gallery
- See also
- References
- External links
Knafeh () 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 in Egypt, and the Levant. Knafeh is often served on special occasions, holidays and celebrating the month of Ramadan. The most common variant of knafeh in Jordan and Palestine, Knafeh Nabulseyeh, originated in the Palestinian city of Nablus.
==Etymology== English borrowed the word knafeh from Levantine and Egyptian Arabic, and transliterates it as , and similar variations.