shredded pastry called kataifi. The crust is topped with a soft Arabic cheese and drizzled with a rose-flavored syrup called attar. CNN listed knafeh as one of the 50 best international desserts ...

Chef Fadi Kattan has fond memories of seeing a tray of glistening golden-topped knafeh being placed in the center of his family’s dining table. “I remember the warm syrup being poured on top of it, ...