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Originally from <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nablus">Nablus</a>, a Palestinian city apparently known for “high cuisine,” <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kanafeh">kanafeh</a> is one of those things that they just can't make fast enough. At one famous shop called Habibah in downtown Amman there is always a line, and it's even a bit stressful ordering there unless you know what you're doing!</p> <p>Another good place to buy kanafeh is at a sweets shop called Nafeesah. Both it and Habibah have several shops around the city, but I'm still not sure which one is better.</p> <h4>Translations</h4> <ul> <li> <a href="https://picturingjordan.com/ar/2019/08/kanafeh-classy-palestinian-dessert/">ar: الكُنافة: الحَلْوَى الفِلَسْطِينيَّة الرّاقِيَة</a> </li> </ul> <hr> <footer> <section> <h4>Share</h4> <nav class="nav sharing-icons"> <a class="nav-item" href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https%3a%2f%2fpicturingjordan.com%2f2016%2f12%2fkanafeh-classy-palestinian-dessert%2f" title="Share on Facebook"><span class="fa fa-facebook fa-2x" aria-hidden="true"></span></a> <a class="nav-item" href="https://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=true&url=https%3a%2f%2fpicturingjordan.com%2f2016%2f12%2fkanafeh-classy-palestinian-dessert%2f" title="Share on LinkedIn"><span class="fa fa-linkedin fa-2x" aria-hidden="true"></span></a> <a class="nav-item" href="https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?url=https%3a%2f%2fpicturingjordan.com%2f2016%2f12%2fkanafeh-classy-palestinian-dessert%2f&text=Kanafeh%3a%20the%20Classy%20Palestinian%20Dessert" title="Tweet this"><span class="fa fa-twitter fa-2x"></span></a> </nav> </section> </footer> </article> </div> <!-- /.blog-main --> <aside class="col-sm-3 ml-auto blog-sidebar"> <section class="sidebar-module sidebar-module-inset"> <h4>About</h4> <p dir="auto"><em>Picturing Jordan</em>, sharing Jordan with the world — one picture at a time.<!-- raw HTML omitted --><!-- raw HTML omitted --><a href="/about">Read more →</a></p> </section> <section class="sidebar-module"> <h4>Recent Posts</h4> <ol class="list-unstyled"> <li><a href="/2018/08/buying-bedouin-fabric-amman/">Buying Bedouin Fabric in Amman</a></li> <li><a href="/2018/07/saint-thaddeus-church-sunset/">Saint Thaddeus Church at Sunset</a></li> <li><a href="/2018/02/greco-roman-ruins-pella/">Greco–Roman Ruins of Pella</a></li> <li><a href="/2017/07/cleanliness-comes-from-faith/">Cleanliness Comes From Faith</a></li> <li><a href="/2017/06/emperor-hadrians-arch-jerash/">Emperor Hadrian's Arch in Jerash</a></li> </ol> </section> <section class="sidebar-module"> <h4>Links</h4> <ol class="list-unstyled"> <li><a href="https://alaninkenya.org">Alan in Kenya</a></li> <li><a href="https://englishbulgaria.net">English Bulgaria</a></li> <li><a href="https://mjanja.ch">Mjanja Tech</a></li> </ol> </section> </aside> </div> <!-- /.row --> </div> <!-- /.container --> <footer class="blog-footer"> <p dir="auto"> Except where otherwise noted, content on this site is licensed under a <!-- raw HTML omitted -->Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license<!-- raw HTML omitted -->. </p> <p> <a href="#">Back to top</a> </p> </footer> </body> </html>