Kunafa

Kunafa in Suq Nablus

Kunafa from Lebanon

Kunafa ( Arabic كنافة, DMG Kunāfa , also Kanafa , Kanafeh , Kunafeh , Knafeh Turkish: Künefe ) is a Levantine warm dessert made from a special cheese ( quark ) and kadayif . The origin of the Kunafa is believed to be in the Palestinian city of Nablus , but it is common in large parts of the Arab world and Turkey.

There are three different types of Kunafa:

• khishneh ( Arabic خشنه), the main features of this variant are the noodle-like threads of the Kadaifi.
• na'ama ( Arabic ناعمة), a fine variant using semolina.
• mhayara ( Arabic محيرة), a mixture of the two previous variants.

As a rule, the kunafa is drizzled with warm sugar syrup (so-called "ater") before serving. The food is usually consumed in the pastry shop with a glass of water.

Trivia

• In 2009, confectioners in Nablus produced a record kunafa with a length of 74 meters and a weight of 1,765 kg.
• In June 2014, the listing of the Kunafa in the BuzzFeed list of the "17 unusual desserts" as "Israeli" caused protests among the Palestinians.

Web links

Commons : Kanafeh  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Is knafeh Israeli or Palestinian? , Ha-Aretz on June 4, 2014.