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- noun A very fine
vermicelli -likepastry used to makedesserts in variousMediterranean andMiddle Eastern cuisines , particularlyPalestinian .
Etymologies
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Examples
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We have become regulars and have savored everything from the incredible appetizers (hummus, gigantes, eggplant salad are all winners) to the fresh salads (homemade dressing rocks) and entrees (stuffed peppers, tilapia Mediterranean style, moussaka, baked lamb with orzo, stuffed chicken w/spinach & pita pictured above – portion sizes are enough for a tasty leftover tomorrow) to sweet finishing touches with authentic desserts (kataifi, rice pudding mmmmm good).
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Chef Martino Neglie smelling fresh black basil in the organic vegetable garden at Masseria Torre Coccaro in Italy; local black bass with violet prawn in kataifi crust with fresh salad from the hotel's farm; view of the restaurant from the pool terrace.
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It was topped with a kataifi pastry wrapped baked fig.
To Be Continued... Kirsty 2008
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It was topped with a kataifi pastry wrapped baked fig.
Archive 2008-03-01 Kirsty 2008
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It's a less-refined version than the langoustines in kataifi you'll find at Menton, but it can be yours for $16, and Caturano served it first.
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Whole shrimp are wrapped in kataifi, crisp strands of phyllo, served with a bit of slaw and drizzled in cherry pepper aioli.
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Not when she could still make the lamb and the kataifi and see people like us spoon it up with grateful pleasure.
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That endeavor announces itself when dessert arrives, unbidden: baklava, flavored with the same honey, and topped with ice cream and chocolate sauce; and ekmek, a traditional Greek dish of kataifi, shredded phyllo dough toasted and soaked in a honey sauce, covered with custard and finished with whipped cream, toasted almond and cinnamon.
NYT > Home Page By DAVID M. HALBFINGER 2010
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Concord grape clafoutis, encased in a thin, sweet, tart crust, was perfect, as was ricotta with kataifi, drizzled honey and pistachios.
NYT > Home Page By STEPHANIE LYNESS 2010
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She came from a Greek family, so what she set out for us was slow baked lamb, honeyed baklava and kataifi.
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