Knafeh | Middle East

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Imagine a golden pastry that tops sweet cream, nuts, or salty cheese in a syrupy dessert (the syrup is often infused with flavors of roses or orange blossoms) to offer a satisfying contrast of texture and flavor. While crowds line up for sweet slices of Knafeh from Amman to Alexandria, the most iconic place to try the dessert might be in the Palestinian city of Nablus, which claims the title of knafeh’s hometown. In the Nablus version, a tangy filling of goat cheese is covered by threads of fine pastry or a tender blanket of baked semolina. Some knafeh-loving locals even layer the local sweet with a pair of pita rounds for a memorable sandwich. Maybe sometimes, all that glitters is gold!

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