kataifi

English

Alternative forms

• kadaifi, kadaif, kadayif, katayef, kataïf

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish قطائف (kadaif), from Arabic قَطَائِف (qaṭāʔif).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kəˈteɪ.fi/

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Noun

kataifi (uncountable)

1. A very fine vermicelli-like pastry used to make desserts in various Mediterranean and Middle Eastern cuisines, particularly Palestinian.
   • 2007 January 26, William Grimes, “Queens Now Has Less Feta, More Jellyfish”, in New York Times‎^[1]:

     I much prefer the five-year-old Agnanti, at the upper end of the neighborhood near Astoria Park, which offers unusual regional dishes like ntaka, a Cretan bread salad, and mustard-dipped shrimp kataifi.

   • 2009 [1985], Ayla Esen Algar, Complete Book Of Turkish Cooking, Routledge, →ISBN, page 300:

     Work until no lumps are left and the kataifi becomes light and fluffy. Toss the kataifi with 1⁄4 of the melted butter.

Related terms

• qatayef

Translations

Translations

• French: kadaïf (fr) m
• Serbo-Croatian: kadaif (sh)

See also

• kanafeh