DISH RESEARCH · Dessert
Kanafeh
A syrup-soaked dessert made from shredded pastry and a soft cheese filling, commonly finished with butter and pistachios.
About Kanafeh
A syrup-soaked dessert made from shredded pastry and a soft cheese filling, commonly finished with butter and pistachios.
Ingredients in Kanafeh
Recorded ingredient connections, rather than a complete recipe. Explore an ingredient for more detail.
- Waterother
- Butterother
- Pistachiotopping
- Shredded filo pastrybase
- Cheesefilling
- Cheese fillingfilling
- Orange Blossom Waterother
- Sugarother
- Pastrybase
- Soft cheesefilling
- Pistachiostopping
Ingredient connections awaiting review. Versions and preparation vary.
Origins & food traditions
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