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Knafeh Nabulsiyeh

The knafeh of Nablus, Palestine. White brined cheese, soaked to remove the salt, under coloured pastry, soaked in syrup.

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Also known as: kunafa Nabulsieh, knafeh Nabulsi, الكنافة النابلسية

Knafeh Nabulsiyeh is named after Nablus and is one of the most famous sweets in Palestine.[1]

What makes it Nabulsi

  • The cheese. A sweet white cheese, cut up and soaked in water first to remove the salt.[1]
  • The colour. The ghee is mixed with knafeh colouring, a food dye.[1]
  • Two textures. Nablus knafeh comes in two kinds, khishneh (coarse) and na’meh (fine). The fine kind is more common.[2]
  • Syrup and nuts. A 2009 description from Nablus mentions semolina, white cheese and syrup, sprinkled with pistachio and rose water.[3]

The heritage of the dish, its cheese and the giant knafeh of 2009 are covered in Knafeh in Nablus.

Sources

  1. 1.طعام وصيام.. الكنافة النابلسية. Al Jazeera Net, 2017. In Arabic. Updated 26 February 2023.
  2. 2.Atef Daghlas. بالفيديو: الكنافة النابلسية.. أصل الحكاية. Al Jazeera Net, 2018. In Arabic.
  3. 3.Mohammed Mar'i. World's largest Kunafa pastry. Arab News, 2009.