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Knafeh [1] (Arabic: كنافة) is a traditional Arab dessert made with spun pastry dough [2] [3] layered with cheese and soaked in a sweet, sugar-based syrup called attar. [4] Knafeh is a popular throughout the Arab world , especially in the Levant , [ 5 ] and is often served on special occasions and holidays.
The same ingredient is though called “kunafa” in Arabic, which refers to another dessert similar to kadayıf but stuffed with cheese. [3] The name first appeared in an Ottoman translation of the Arabic cookbook Kitab al-Tabikh translated by Muhammed bin Mahmud Şirvani, a 15th century Ottoman physician. [ 3 ]
Traditional Palestinian desserts sold in Jerusalem sweet shops include helbeh and hareeseh, both made from semolina cakes. [17] Another Palestinian dessert, knafeh, is made with melted cheese and pastry dough. [46] One well-known knafeh shop is Jafar Sweets, established in 1951 in the Old City's Christian Quarter. [44] [46]
The candy bar is inspired by knafeh: a Middle Eastern dessert made with kataifi (a shredded phyllo pastry), attar (a sweet, sugary syrup) and then layers of cheese, pistachio, cream or other fillings.
24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ways to reach us. Sign in. Mail. 24/7 Help. ... It’s the primary ingredient in a popular Middle Eastern dessert called knafeh.
The vibrant chocolate bar, which is splattered in edible paint, is stuffed with a pistachio and knafeh filling—the latter of which is a traditional Middle Eastern dessert crafted from sweet ...
[4] [5] Qatayef was mentioned in a tenth century Arabic cookbook dating back to the Abbasid Caliphate by Ibn Sayyar al-Warraq called Kitab al-Ṭabīḫ (Arabic: كتاب الطبيخ, The Book of Dishes). [6] The book was later translated by Nawal Nasrallah under the name Annals of the Caliphs' Kitchens. [7]
The original bar, named "Can't Get Knafeh of It," after the traditional Middle Eastern dessert kunafa, was created by UAE-based dessert shop Fix Dessert Chocolatier.