Jabri: Knafeh

Jul 19, 11

Posted by Edmund in Bakeries & Sweets, Featured Articles, Jordan

Cuisine: Bakery. Specialty: Knafeh. Address: Al-Malek al-Hussein St downtown, Amman, Jordan. Price: 1 JD a plate (about $1.40). Only in the Middle East does a hulking slice of sugary melted cheese count as dessert. It certainly runs counter to conventional wisdom: Desserts should be sweet, not greasy. But one taste of the legendary...