künefe

E722939

Künefe is a traditional Middle Eastern dessert made of shredded phyllo-like pastry filled with stretchy cheese, soaked in sweet syrup, and typically served hot with ground pistachios on top.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Kadayif 1
kunafa 1
künefe canonical 1

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Middle Eastern dessert
dessert
traditional food
associatedWithRegion Antakya
Hatay
linked to: Hatay Province

Levant
linked to: Levant region
contains dairy
gluten
cookingMethod baked
pan-cooked
countryOfOrigin Turkey
course dessert course
eatenOnOccasion celebrations
family gatherings
religious holidays
flavorProfile rich
sweet
hasVariant Antep künefe
Hatay künefe
mainIngredient butter
cheese
pistachios
shredded phyllo-like pastry
sugar syrup
originatesFromCuisine Levantine cuisine
Turkish cuisine
linked to: TurkishCuisine
served hot
servedIn Jordan
Lebanon
Palestine
Syria
Turkey
servedWith ice cream
kaymak
sugar syrup
similarTo kanafeh
knafeh
sweetenedWith sugar
sugar syrup
texture crispy exterior
stretchy cheese interior
toppedWith crushed nuts
ground pistachios
typicallyPreparedIn round metal pan
usesIngredient clotted cream
kataifi pastry
mozzarella-like cheese
unsalted cheese

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Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Egyptian cuisine hasDish kunafa
linked to: künefe
BayramDesserts includesExample Kadayif
linked to: künefe