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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]
Kaymak, sarshir, or qashta/ashta (Persian: سَرشیر saršir; Arabic: قشطة qeshta or قيمر geymar; Turkish: Kaymak), is a creamy dairy food similar to clotted cream, made from the milk of water buffalo, cows, sheep, or goats in Central Asia, some Balkan countries, some Caucasus countries, the Levant, Turkic regions, Iran and Iraq.
The dessert was introduced to Gaziantep in 1871 by Çelebi Güllü, who had learned the recipe from a chef in Damascus. [110] In 2008, the Turkish patent office registered a geographical indication for Antep Baklava, [ 111 ] and in 2013, Antep Baklavası or Gaziantep Baklavası was registered as a Protected Geographical Indication by the ...
Rozz be laban (رز بلبن) is a rice pudding made with short grain white rice, full-cream milk, sugar, and vanilla. It can be served dusted with cinnamon, nuts and ice cream. Umm Ali or Om Ali (ام على), is a type of bread pudding served hot made puff pastry or rice, milk, coconut, and raisins. [34] [35] Other desserts include:
The dessert was popularised throughout the country, and was named after Om Ali. [6] [7] Another version is that Om Ali celebrated the death of her husband, Aybak, and asked the cooks to come up with the most delicious dessert. The cooks used what was at hand: bread, milk and sugar. [8]
Basbousa is the most common name for this dessert in the Middle East but it may be named differently depending on the region; it is often called "hareesa" in the Levant. Note that "harissa" in North Africa is a spicy red sauce. It is a popular dessert offered in many sweets bakeries in the Middle East and especially popular during Ramadan.
Dairy dessert made from dried figs, cow milk, goat milk and sugar. From the city of İzmir. İrmik Helvası: Halva Kabak tatlısı: Fruit Candied pumpkin garnished with walnuts and fresh kaymak cream (sometimes) (also sometimes topped with tahin). Kadayıf: Kalburabastı: Pastry Syrup-drenched pastries often served during the Islamic holidays ...